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Seoul: Seven people were killed and three others are missing high rain flooded South KoreaOn Saturday, officials said, thousands were asked to evacuate their homes because the dam overflowed.
Over the past three days, counties across the country have been drenched in heavy rains, with local media reports suggesting the death toll could rise later on Saturday.
More than 6,400 residents of central Goisan province were ordered to evacuate early Saturday, the Interior Ministry said, as the Goisan Dam began to overflow from heavy rains and flooded nearby low-lying villages.
It added that seven people killed since Friday died in rain-related landslides and the collapse of a building.
The ministry said that two of the three people reported missing were swept away when a river in North Gyeongsang Province burst its banks.
All regular train services were suspended nationwide as of 2:00 p.m. (0500 GMT), though KTX trains remained running with possible schedule adjustments, according to the Korea Railway Corporation.
South Korean Prime Minister Han Duk-soo urged officials to respond “preventively” to river floods and landslides, and requested rescue operations support from the Ministry of Defense.
Over the past three days, counties across the country have been drenched in heavy rains, with local media reports suggesting the death toll could rise later on Saturday.
More than 6,400 residents of central Goisan province were ordered to evacuate early Saturday, the Interior Ministry said, as the Goisan Dam began to overflow from heavy rains and flooded nearby low-lying villages.
It added that seven people killed since Friday died in rain-related landslides and the collapse of a building.
The ministry said that two of the three people reported missing were swept away when a river in North Gyeongsang Province burst its banks.
All regular train services were suspended nationwide as of 2:00 p.m. (0500 GMT), though KTX trains remained running with possible schedule adjustments, according to the Korea Railway Corporation.
South Korean Prime Minister Han Duk-soo urged officials to respond “preventively” to river floods and landslides, and requested rescue operations support from the Ministry of Defense.
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