Nearly 3,000 people are still unable to return to their homes due to waterfalls rain marked for the fourth day today in South Koreawhich have claimed the lives of four people, while ignoring the fate of the other two, and have trapped many farming animals in flooded stables and sheds, authorities said.
South Korea rains will continue until Monday in some areas, according to South Korean meteorological officials, who have consisted of great care for the risk of landslides and floods, issuing warnings.
By 06:00 local time today, 2,816 people were still unable to return to their homes, the interior ministry announced, out of a total of more than 7,000 that had to be removed from their outbreaks in the previous days of heavy rainfall, in which 4 people were killed.
Heavy rainfall on Wednesday was recorded a raindropation of 500m in the Socan in the province of southern Tsunktcong, located south of the capital of Seoul, the interior ministry added.
Severe Flooding in South Korea (Gwangju & South Chungcheong):
Over 400 mm of rainfall, with more expected tonight.
2 dead, over 1,000 evacuated
Landslide alert raised to highest level
403 schools closed, 166 damaged
87 roads & 38 buildings flooded#SouthKorea #Rain pic.twitter.com/6kVsHqfAQZ– CMNS_Media July 18, 2025
In other parts of the province cows they were desperately trying to keep their heads out of the water in stables and sheds that had been flooded.
Over 641 buildings, 388 roads and 59 farms have been damaged by the floods, the South Korean Ministry of the Interior also said in a statement.
South Korea is experiencing severe flooding due to three consecutive days of rain, resulting in at least 4 deaths, including drivers crushed by falling walls and people swept away by rising floodwater.pic.twitter.com/a6Q06AUHYc
— Breaking Alert (@BreakingAlert_) July 18, 2025
Rainfall is also expected in neighboring North Korea.
From tomorrow, Sunday, to Tuesday to 150 to 200mm of rain may fall in some northern parts of the country, while in some remote areas the rain can reach 300 mm, according to the meteorological service, cited by the North Korean state newspaper.