Rescuers in South Korea are battling to reach people trapped in a flooded tunnel, following heavy rain and flooding which has killed at least 37 people
RESCUERS ARE BATTLING to reach people trapped in a flooded tunnel in South Korea, where at least 37 people have died and nine are missing after heavy rains caused flooding and landslides.
Hundreds of rescue workers were still struggling to reach more than 10 cars and an unknown number of people trapped in a 430-metre underground tunnel in Cheongju, North Chungcheong province, the ministry said. The police have received missing person reports for 11 people believed to be in the tunnel, but a final official toll has not yet been provided, as it is unclear how many people were in each car, Yonhap reported.“I have no hope but I can’t leave,” a parent of one of those missing in the tunnel told Yonhap.Advertisement
Earlier, he ordered Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to mobilise all available resources to minimise casualties. South Korea is regularly hit by flooding during the summer monsoon period, but the country is typically well-prepared and the death toll is usually relatively low.
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