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South Korea flood deaths cast doubt on work to prepare for extreme weather

Rescue workers take part in a search and rescue operation inside an underpass that has been submerged by a flooded river caused by torrential rain in Cheongju, South Korea, on 17th July, 2023.

Seoul, South Korea Reuters A year after South Korea vowed to step up readiness for extreme weather driven by climate change, experts say not enough work has been done even as greater volumes of sudden and torrential rains are expected in coming decades.  Forty or more people have lost their lives in less than a […]

South Korea flood death toll rises to 40, Yoon blames botched responses

South Korea - Cheongju - floods

Seoul, South Korea Reuters South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday blamed authorities’ failure to follow disaster response rules as the death toll from days of torrential rain grew to 40, including a dozen people found dead in a submerged underpass.  The rains have pummelled the country’s central and southern regions since Thursday as […]