Seven people have been killed and three were missing as heavy rains flooded South Korea, officials said Saturday, with thousands told to evacuate their homes due to an overflowing dam.
This handout photo taken and released on July 15, 2023 by the Gyeongbuk Fire Service Headquarters shows South Korean emergency workers searching for survivors at a house destroyed by flood waters after heavy rains in Yecheon.Seven people have been killed and three were missing as heavy rains flooded South Korea, officials said on Saturday, with thousands told to evacuate their homes due to an overflowing dam.
More than 6 400 residents in the central county of Goesan were ordered to evacuate early Saturday as the Goesan Dam began overflowing from the downpour and submerging low-lying villages nearby, the interior ministry said.
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