More than 5,000 people in South Korea have been forced to resort, as heavy rain has hit parts of the country for a third day, with the murder of the flood at least four people and destroys real estate and infrastructure, the security ministry said on Friday.
Rainfall warnings remain in place for most of the western and southern regions of the country and the weather of the service has advised excellent attention against landslides and floods by Saturday.
People have been evacuated by villages, damaged by torrential rain, rest in a temporary shelter, in Yesan, South Korea, July 18 2025. Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji
Some parts in the south, including the city of Gwangju, were hit by precipitations of over 400mm (16 inches) in the last 24 hours of early Friday, the security ministry said.
Four people have died and one remained missing, he said. Two were trapped in cars on flooded roads and another died in a basement under flood water in the central province of South Chungcheong, he said.
A person evacuated by a village, damaged by torrential rain, rests on a temporary shelter, in Yesan, South Korea, July 18 2025. Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji
One driver was also killed after the 10 -meter -high street wall (33 feet) that collapsed at the top of a moving vehicle on Wednesday in Osan, about 44 kilometers (27 miles) south of Seoul, officials said.
South Korean president Lee Jae Myung, who has shouted to strengthen the government’s role in the prevention and reaction of the government, said that while natural disasters were difficult to avoid, they can be done more to predict damage and warn the public.
Firefighters are involved in a rescue operation in a flooded area caused by torrential rain in Daegu, South Korea, July 17 2025. Yonhap via Reuters/Photo File
“I see that there were cases where the losses occurred due to poor reaction when the situation was reasonably predictable,” he said at an emergency meeting on Friday, demanding that all available resources be developed.
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