S.Korea’s death toll from heavy rain rises to 30, with 12 missing
South Korea’s death toll from heavy rain, which continued in the last seven days, rose to 30, with 12 missing and eight wounded by 10:30 a.m. local time Sunday, based on the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters.
The torrential rain spread from the country’s central region, including Seoul and its own surrounding metropolitan area, to the southern region Friday, leaving 13 more dead, two unaccounted for and one injured for days gone by three days.
Three persons were found dead and three missing in the incidents of three boats capsizing in the eastern Gangwon province, nevertheless they were not contained in the death toll as the cases were categorized as a marine accident.
The federal government has designated seven cities and counties in the central region as special disaster zones to supply rapid assistance of the central government.
A total of 5,971 people from 3,489 households were forced to evacuate homes in the united states. Among the total, 4,617 residents still didn't come back home.
About 9,300 hectares of farm land were swamped or buried, while 9,491 cases of property damage were reported including 4,234 private assets and 5,257 public facilities.
Houses, cattle sheds, warehouses and agricultural plastic houses were flooded or destroyed, while roads, railways, bridges and water reservoirs were damaged.
About 73 percent of the damaged properties got restored within an emergency manner.
