At least 21 people have died after 46 days of heavy rains in South Korea, with the country's longest monsoon in seven years causing more flooding, landslides and evacuations on Saturday.
General view shows flooding along Seomjin River amid monsoon rains, in Duga-ri, South Korea August 8, 2020 in this still image taken from social media video. Lee Dong Hyun / Misillan Farm via REUTERS
More than 3,000 people had been evacuated as of 6 a.m. local time on Saturday , according to Ministry of the Interior and Safety data, as rains battered the southern part of the Korean peninsula. Eleven people are missing. The country’s forestry agency has raised landslide warnings to its highest level in every region except the holiday island of Jeju.
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