Early Saturday morning, with rain showing no sign of abating, the Miho River, which runs west through Cheongju, North Gyeongsang Province, was transforming into a menacing force, with its current swelling to dangerous levels. A flood alert had been issued at around 4:10 a.m. By 6:30 a.m., the water level had breached the “critical level.” One of the banks near the Miho Bridge collapsed, causing water to pour into the nearby fields. Some 600 meters away, cars continued to pass th

More deaths have been reported across the country as flooding from heavy rain claimed over 30 lives as of Sunday, including a 34-year-old man who tried to save his father from an open manhole on Saturday afternoon. Both father and son were found dead. The father, chief of a Gwangdeok-ri village in North Chungcheong Province, was trying to remove objects obstructing the town's drainage facilities when he was swept into the manhole. His son jumped in in an attempt to save him. Rescue personne

Days of torrential rain take toll on several historic sites, cultural properties in South Korea

Most intercity train routes across South Korea, except those for the high-speed KTX trains, have been suspended Sunday due to torrential rains that have battered the country for days. All non-KTX trains -- including the Saemaeul and Mugunghwa -- have been grounded as of Sunday morning, according to state-run railway operator Korea Railroad Corp. Korail has closed all 12 train routes that pass through Suwon Station in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, and 21 of 25 routes that stop at Seodaejeon Station.

Drainage work and search still in progress

South Koreans with a valid driver's license can soon be eligible to drive in Vietnam with an international driving permit under a bilateral pact that goes into effect on July 23, police said Sunday. The Korean National Police Agency expected some 4.3 million Korean travelers to take advantage of the international driving permit to drive in the Southeast Asian country. Vietnamese tourists are already able to drive in Korea with an international driving permit. Any Korean with a driver's

Monsoon rain left at least 26 people dead and 10 others missing, with more than 5,500 people forced to abandon their homes as nearly 300 millimeters of rain swept South Korea on Saturday. As of 10 p.m., 17 deaths were confirmed in North Gyeongsang Province, four each in North and South Chungcheong Province and one in the administrative capital of Sejong City, according to figures from the Central Disaster and Countermeasures Headquarters at 11 p.m. The death toll rose by four in the past five ho

WARSAW, Poland -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged increased military aid as well as humanitarian support to Ukraine, a nation ravaged by war, during his surprise visit to Kyiv on Saturday. Yoon had a 65-minute private meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss pending issues between the two countries and a 45-minute extended meeting with key officials from both governments. At a joint press conference held following the summit, Yoon vowed to increase Korea&rsquo

An underpass has been flooded by water overflowing from the Miho River in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, rescue workers said Saturday. The number of people trapped in the tunnel is unclear. As of 9 p.m. police said 11 people have been reported missing, and confirmed 15 vehicles including a public bus to be trapped in the underpass. Gungpyeong 2 Underpass in Osong-eup was submerged around 8:40 a.m. Saturday after the banks of the river collapsed and water flooded into the four-lane tunnel.

At least 22 people have died, and another 14 are reported missing as heavy rain triggered landslides and flash flooding in South Korea on Saturday. Casualties are expected to increase, as officials are still attempting to confirm the number of people affected after 19 vehicles were reported submerged and isolated in a flooded underground roadway in the central town of Osong.

Heavy rains have killed at least 22 people and left 14 others missing while causing thousands to evacuate their homes across the country, authorities said Saturday. Officials were also trying to confirm how many people were affected after 19 vehicles were reported submerged and isolated in a flooded underground roadway in the central town of Osong. Most fatalities were reported from the southeastern province of North Gyeongsang, where 16 people died largely due to landslides and housing collapse

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Heavy rains have killed at least 22 people and left 14 others missing while causing thousands to evacuate their homes across the country, authorities said Saturday. Officials were also trying to confirm how many people were affected after 19 vehicles were reported submerged and isolated in a flooded underground roadway in the central town of Osong. Most fatalities were reported from the southeastern province of North Gyeongsang, where 16 people died largely due to landslides and housing collap

Heavy rains have killed two people and caused thousands to evacuate their homes nationwide, authorities said Saturday. The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters said the torrential rains also had left one person missing and six injured as of 6 a.m. Saturday. The two people died in a building collapse triggered by a landslide in Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province, on Friday. On Saturday morning, two more people, including a woman in her 60s, are feared to have been killed when

A fire broke out inside a subway station in southern Seoul on Saturday, causing trains to pass through without stopping. The blaze started at Daechi Station on Subway Line 3 at 7:53 a.m. and was extinguished 24 minutes later. During the time, trains in both directions bypassed the station until normal operations resumed at 9:07 a.m. "An air purifier on the platform caught fire," a Daechi Station official said. A total of 81 firefighters and 19 pieces of equipment were mobilized to put