At least seven people have died and three are still missing in South Korea as a result of landslides and floods brought on by intense monsoon rains, according to officials, who also ordered thousands of others to leave their homes because of an overflowing dam.
According to local media reports, the number of fatalities has increased as the country experienced heavy rain for the third day in a row due to an intense monsoon. The seven fatalities since Friday were caused by landslides brought on by rain and building collapses, it was noted.
According to the ministry, a river flooded in North Gyeongsang province and carried away two of the three people who were reported missing.
According to Foreign Policy, the heavy rains also knocked out electricity in 4,000 homes, damaged residential areas, and destroyed infrastructure and vegetation.
the federal government’s issued a high-alert warning for more floods this weekend as scientists predict up to 100 mm of additional precipitation.
Destruction caused by flooding in both South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo advised officials to deal with landslides and river overflows “preemptively” and asked the ministry of defense for assistance with rescue efforts.
Over one hundred individuals have reportedly died this month in Asia alone as a result of severe monsoon rains and harsh weather across the globe, which many attribute to the disastrous effects of climate change.
rural and urban settings.
The World Meteorological Organization announced last week that El Nio, a weather phenomenon in which sea surface temperatures in the tropical eastern Pacific rise by at least 0.5°C, had begun.
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