Fifty flood unleashed flood floods and landslides, which killed 18 and left nine other missing, the authorities say.
Samed rainfalls that beat South Korea have killed at least 18 people and missed nine others, according to the authorities, when the government put advice on heavy rain and warned the meteorological authority of a return of heat waves to southern parts of the country.
The toll came on Monday when the military of South Korea also sent thousands of troops to rainy areas to support the efforts to relax.
The downpours began on July 16 and brought some of the most severe hourly rainfall to some of the central and southern provinces of South Korea. The five -day flood collapsed houses, triggered landslides and triggered fall floods that swept away with cars and campers.
At least 10 people were killed in the southern county of Sanchong, and according to the Ministry of interior and security, there are four more.
Another person was killed when her house in the city of Gapyeong collapsed northeast of the capital in Seoul, while a man who was daring near a stream was found there after being swept away by fast currents.
The man’s wife and young son of the man are missing, reported the South Korean Joongang daily newspaper. Two more, including a man in the 70s, who had been buried in a landslide, were listed as missing in the same city.
The rains also forced around 14,166 people to evacuate their houses in 15 cities and provinces, and caused “extensive property damage”, reported the Yonhap news agency.
The agency said that 1,999 cases had been covered in public institutions, and 2,238 cases were found in private houses and buildings.
The South Korean military said that around 2,500 employees in the southwestern city of Gwangju and the provinces of South Chungcheong and South Gyeongsang sent it to support the relaxation efforts.
The troops will revise houses and business affected by the rains, it said.
Hannah June Kim, Associate Professor at the Graduate School for International Studies at Soang University in Seoul, said Al Jazera that “many people were unprepared” because Monsunregen later came than expected.
“The expectation was that the Monsun would not appear this summer,” she said. “When this heavy rain began to fall last week, many local areas were unprepared.”
“We see the strong effects of climate change and how they affect different areas,” she added.
The South Korean meteorological administration (KMA) predicted more rains in the southern regions on Monday, but said that a heat wave would follow. According to the Joongang Daily, heat wave and warnings for parts of South Jolla have already been published for parts of South Jeolla, the east coast of Gangwon and Jeju Island.
From July 24th, the morning lowsteps remain between 23 and 26 degrees Celsius (73.4f to 78.8f) and the daily height are between 30 and 35 degrees Celsius (86f), higher than the seasonal average values from 22 to 25 degrees (71.6f to 77f) and 29 to 33 to 33 to 33 to 33 to 33 to 33 to 33 to 33 to 33 to 33 to 33 to 33.2. 91.4f) During the day, ”it reported in the KMA.
Scientists say that climate change has done more often and more intensive weather events worldwide.
In 2022, South Korea was rain and flooding in which at least 11 people were killed.
This included three people who were caught in a Seoul cellar apartment that became known for internationally With the Korean film parasites excellent with the Oscar.
At the time, the government said that the rainfall has been the hardest since the beginning of the records and blamed climate change for the extreme weather.
