Rescue staff in South Korea have recovered seven our bodies from a bus trapped in a flooded underground tunnel, based on media reviews, as days of torrential rains triggered widespread flooding, landslides and the overflow of a serious dam.
Officers within the central city of Osong informed the Yonhap information company on Sunday that rescue staff recovered an extra six our bodies from the 685-meter-long (2,247 ft) as they scrambled to succeed in a number of individuals who remained trapped there.
The four-lane underpass grew to become inundated on Saturday when the banks of the close by Miho River collapsed following three days of heavy rain.
The deluge swept by means of the tunnel too shortly for folks to flee, based on media reviews.
South Korea’s Prime Minister says he’s mobilising all out there sources to take care of floods and landslides.
At the least 26 folks have been killed after days of torrential rain.
Authorities say the variety of victims is prone to rise.
Al Jazeera’s Barbara Angopa reviews.
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