South Korea floods kill 3 people

Published July 17th, 2025 - 07:17 GMT
South Korea
This handout photo taken and released on July 16, 2023 by the National Fire Agency shows South Korean rescue workers searching for missing persons along a deluged road leading to an underground tunnel where some 15 cars were trapped in flood waters after heavy rains in Cheongju. AFP PHOTO / NATIONAL FIRE AGENCY

ALBAWABA - Floods caused by torrential rains in South Korea have forced more than 1,000 people to escape and killed at least three people, an official said on Thursday.

"As of 4 p.m. local time, at least three people have died today due to torrential rains," a Ministry of Interior and Safety official told AFP.

The official further mentioned that over 1,000 people were forced to leave their homes due to the floods.