HEAVY RAIN IN SOUTH KOREA CAUSES FLOODS, LANDSLIDES, & DISRUPT TRANSPORT
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At least 15 people have died and more than 1,500 have been forced from their homes after torrential rain triggered floods and landslides in South Korea.
Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun called for two areas to be declared disaster zones after 42 consecutive days of rain - the country's longest monsoon in seven years.
The rescue effort is being complicated by coronavirus restrictions.
There are fears that crowded shelters could spread the virus.
The interior ministry said efforts were being stepped up to keep displaced people in temporary shelters - mainly gyms and community shelters - distanced from each other.
South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reports the Han river reached a record level of 11.3 meters, submerging the Jamsu Bridge linking the southern and northern parts of the city.
The swollen river also forced the flood control office to cut off access to riverside roads in Seoul's Yeouido neighborhood and other areas. Officials said riverside parks have been flooded.
The rainfall stopped near that Han River bridge late Thursday, but the flood alert remains effective, according to the agency.
South Korea’s interior ministry said landslides and floods killed 16 people, left 11 missing, and at least 1,600 are displaced from their homes.
Yonhap reports in the hardest hit provinces more than 5,000 houses and facilities were reported flooded or damaged. More than 8,000 hectares of farmland have been inundated.
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