Heavy rains pounded South Korea for a third day on Friday in a deluge that has killed at least four people, forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes and destroyed property and infrastructure.

South Korea faces a deadly landslide in Gapyeong, with two deaths and five missing amid severe rain. The disaster has increased the national death toll to 17. President Lee Jae Myung urges quick disaster assessments as relief efforts continue.

The victim was found in his car by rescue authorities in the early hours of July 17. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Amid heavy rain, a 10-meter-high retaining wall of the overpass at Gajang intersection in the city of Osan, 52 kilometers south of Seoul, collapsed onto a road at around 7:04 p.m., burying one vehicle under the debris.

South Korea’s emergency authorities have issued a nationwide alert ahead of what could be one of the most intense rain events of this summer monsoon season. As

After a brief pause, Korea’s summer monsoon is set to roar back starting Wednesday, bringing days of heavy rain, flooding risks and a short reprieve from the blistering heat.