CHEONGJU: The bodies of eight people trapped in a tunnel submerged by heavy rain in central South Korea were retrieved on Sunday (Jul 16), authorities and local media said, taking the death toll from days of torrential downpours that have pounded the country to 35. Seo Jeong-il, head of the west Cheongju f
CHEONGJU: The bodies of eight people trapped in a tunnel submerged by heavy rain in central South Korea were retrieved on Sunday , authorities and local media said, taking the death toll from days of torrential downpours that have pounded the country to 35.
"We are focusing on the search operation as there's likely more people there," Seo told reporters."We are doing our best to wrap it up today." The Ministry of Interior and Safety said 10 people were missing across the country as of 11am as heavy downpours caused landslides and floods, with evacuation orders covering 7,866 people.
One survivor from the submerged tunnel said the government should have restricted access to the underpass when flooding was expected, Yonhap reported.
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