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At least 4 dead and 1,300 evacuated after heavy rain in South Korea
Heavy rains in South Korea have killed at least four people and forced over 1,300 to evacuate. Three people were found dead Thursday in a submerged car, a stream, and a flooded basement.
South Korea lashed by heavy rain, four dead and more than 1,000 evacuated
Four people died and more than 1,000 have been evacuated in South Korea after the country was lashed by torrential rain on Thursday, the safety ministry said.
Heavy rain in South Korea leaves at least four dead and 1,300 forced to evacuate
Heavy rain in South Korea has led to the deaths of at least four people and the evacuation of 1,300 others, officials confirmed on Thursday. One person tragically died in Osan, just south of Seoul, on Wednesday when their car was engulfed by soil and concrete after a retaining wall of an overpass collapsed during the heavy rain,
South Korea’s Lee orders new investigation team to look into deadly 2022 crush
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has ordered the setting up of a new investigation team, involving police and prosecutors, to look into the deadly Halloween crowd crush that killed 159, mostly young people,
South Korean man drowns in flood after telling wife on phone: ‘car being swept away’
Intense rainfall has battered South Korea in recent years, prompting questions about its flood prevention measures.
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South Korea Lashed by Heavy Rain, Two Dead and More Than 1,000 Evacuated
SEOUL (Reuters) - Two people died and more than 1,000 have been evacuated in South Korea after the country was lashed by torrential rain on Thursday, the safety ministry said.
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Why Trump’s Trade War on South Korea May Backfire
Trump must be careful about pressuring Seoul, or his administration could push Lee Jae-myung to move South Korea closer to China.
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