Landslides triggered by heavy rains killed 7 people in South Korea

More than 1,000 people have been evacuated due to landslides and floods in South Korea.

According to administrators, thousands of people were evacuated from South Korea on Saturday after a hydroelectric dam flooded and landslides triggered by a third day of torrential rains resulted in 7 fatalities, 3 missing people, and seven injuries.

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Security said, 1,567 people were evacuated throughout the affected region as of 11:00 a.m. and the number may increase if water floods a dam in North Chungcheong province.

According to provincial authorities, more than 7,000 people were subject to evacuation orders from local authorities at different times.

At 10 a.m., the large amount of water that the Goesan Dam could release poured into it.

With landslides, track flooding, and falling debris threatening safety, the Korea Railroad Corp announced it would suspend all slow trains and certain high-speed trains, while other high-speed trains would be suspended due to slower service. A transport ministry statement said a slow-moving train derailed late Friday after a landslide dumped gravel and sand onto the rails in northern Chungcheong province. Although the engineer was hurt, there were no passengers on board.

Premier Han Dak-su asked the military to aggressively assist in rescue operations and work with government authorities to deploy equipment and people during a meeting with government agencies on Saturday.

Comments

9 Dead After Vehicles Came Under Terrorists Attack In Afghanistan

Afghanistan, (Daily Post). Insurgents attacked two vans in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif on Thursday, killing at least nine people. "The bombs were installed inside the vans; as a result of those blasts, nine people were killed and 13 were injured," Mohammad Asif Waziri, the commander of Mazar-e-Sharif, said. The local Shi'ite community operated and used the public transportation vans, he added. The Shiite Muslim Hazara community, a minority Muslim sect in Afghanistan, is often attacked by armed groups, including the Islamic State. The Taliban, who seized power following NATO's withdrawal, claimed earlier this week that they had eliminated the majority of the Islamic State's presence in Afghanistan. Despite the Taliban claims, attacks on Shia Muslims continue in many parts of the country.

Bus Accident In Turkey Claimed Nine lives

TURKEY — A bus slammed into an overhead bridge's pillar, killing at least 9 and leaving 26 others injured. The incident occurred on Friday, killing nine passengers on board and wounding at least 26, according to the province governor. The tragedy occurred when the bus departed from Izmir in western Turkey for Agri in the country's east, authorities said. The injured passengers were transported to hospitals in Ankara and Polatli, but there was no information available regarding their current condition. According to the state-run Anadolu Agency, a deputy chief attorney was tasked with conducting an inquiry into the crash's cause, which resulted in the closure of one side of the road.

Pagers Explosions Claimed 11 Lives, Left Thousands Wounded In Lebanon

According to the Health Minister's announcement, pager explosions in several parts of Lebanon brought about up to 11 deaths including a 7-year-old girl, and over 2,700 injuries. Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad further said that around 200 other serious injured were admitted to various hospitals. The incident report was first televised by Lebanon's state-run TV. Hundreds of Pagers were detonated as a result of an Israeli cyber attack, killing and injuring many people across Lebanon, including the south, Bekaa, and Beirut. Ziad Makary, the Lebanese Minister of Information, addressed the conference, emphasizing that the government condemns the Israeli attack and that the world community is also responsible for it. The world community's passive stance toward Israeli atrocities encouraged such attacks.

Daily Post

Search This Blog