At least 31 killed by heavy rains in South Korea; rescuers hunt for missing people By Reuters

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© Reuters. Rescue employees participate in a search and rescue operation at an underpass that has been submerged by an flooded river brought on by torrential rain in Cheongju, South Korea, July 16, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-ji

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SEOUL (Reuters) – 5 our bodies of people that had been trapped beneath a tunnel submerged by heavy rains in central South Korea had been pulled out on Sunday, firefighting authorities stated, taking the dying toll from the times of torrential rains that pounded the nation to 31.

The 5 folks had been discovered from a bus that has been submerged at a flooded underpass in Cheongju on Saturday after rescue employees started underwater search operations early Sunday, officers stated.

The Ministry of Inside and Security earlier stated 26 folks have died and 10 had been lacking as of 6 a.m. (2100 GMT on Saturday) because the heavy rains induced landslides and floods throughout the nation, with evacuation masking 7,540 folks.

The casualties from the flooded tunnel weren’t included within the ministry’s knowledge because it was not instantly clear how many individuals and vehicles had been trapped underwater.

“We’re specializing in the search operation as there’s seemingly extra folks there,” Website positioning Jeong-il, head of the west Cheongju fireplace station, informed reporters.

President Yoon Suk Yeol, now on an abroad journey, ordered Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to mobilise all out there assets to minimise the casualties, his workplace stated, as extra heavy rain was anticipated on the Korean peninsula on Sunday.