Floods in South Korea trigger landslides and leave at least 14 dead

At least 14 people were killed in floods and landslides caused by days of torrential rain in South Korea, said the Disaster Management Office in the country.

There are fears that the death number may increase, as emergency rescue efforts continue, with 12 people reporting missing.

Shots showed that people moving through a dense mud in the resort town affected by a landslide on Sunday as they broke through a damaged bridge to the evacuation shelters.

To the south, the whole village was covered with the land and the debris after a landslide in the central Chungcheon region, according to the video made in the area on Saturday.

Nearly 10,000 people have evacuated their homes since the beginning of the Strait on Wednesday, while over 41,000 households have temporarily lost power, as local media reports. About 3800 people are not able to return home due to destruction.

The rain has largely subsided into the worst affected southern and central regions, but more proli in the capital Seoul and the northern regions of the country are expected in the capital Seoul.

Thousands of roads and buildings have been damaged and submerged by raging flooded waters, with reports of damage to the agricultural land and the widespread death of the cattle.

Much of the destruction is south of the country, with six people killed and seven disappearing in Sancheng. Two bodies were restored in the village district early on Sunday.

Strong rainfall has moved north overnight, said the weather forecast in the country, with some of the most casualties being registered in the North Mountain Region near Seoul.

Other western and northern regions have been affected, with serious landslide warnings issued in several regions across the country.

Two people were killed and four were reported to disappear at Gapyeong on Sunday after a landslide swallowed real estate.

Sixty -three people have been rescued while 285 other evacuated the area, the Giougi Fire Service reported.

The government has launched an effort to restore many agencies on Sunday, while President Lee Jea-Mung ordered the worst affected areas to be declared special disaster areas.

Interior Minister Yun Ho-Jung asked local authorities to quickly mobilize all available resources.

Rainfall is expected to end late Sunday and be followed by a heat wave.