Torrential rains leave 7 dead, 3 missing, thousands evacuated
Baku, July 15, AZERTAC
Heavy rains have killed at least seven people and caused thousands to evacuate their homes across the country, authorities said Saturday, according to Yonhap News.
The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters said three people remained missing and seven others were injured.
Two people died in a building collapse triggered by a landslide in Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province, on Friday.
One person was killed in a mudslide in the central city of Sejong and housing collapses killed three people in the southeastern county of Yeongju and the central county of Cheongyang.
In the central city of Cheongju, a car was struck by a landslide, killing one person.
The casualties are feared to rise as government agencies assess damage reported across the nation.
Two people, including a woman in her 60s, are feared to have been killed when a landslide destroyed a home in Bonghwa, North Gyeongsang Province, at around 9 a.m.
Some 6,400 residents in the central county of Goesan were evacuated, as the Goesan Dam began to overflow at around 6:30 a.m. Many low-lying villages near the dam were submerged, and roads and bridges connecting the villages were cut off, trapping some residents in their homes.
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