South Korea lashed by heavy rain, four dead and more than 1,000 evacuated


By Jack KimJoyce Lee
  • World
  • Thursday, 17 Jul 2025

A man makes his way through flooded street caused by torrential rain in Gwangju, South Korea, July 17, 2025. Yonhap via REUTERS

SEOUL (Reuters) -Four people died and more than 1,000 have been evacuated in South Korea after the country was lashed by torrential rain on Thursday, the safety ministry said.

A driver was killed after a 10-metre-high (33 ft) roadside wall collapsed on top of a moving vehicle on Wednesday in Osan, some 44 kilometres (27 miles) south of Seoul, fire agency officials said.

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