Severe flooding across southern South Korea has killed four people and left two others missing while forcing more than 5,000 residents to evacuate their homes. Gwangju recorded 426.4 millimeters of rainfall on Thursday, setting a new single-day record since measurements began in 1939. Emergency crews continue searching for two missing individuals in the city.
Public infrastructure suffered 499 instances of damage, with roads bearing the heaviest impact at 328 cases. Private property sustained 425 separate incidents of destruction. Agricultural losses reached 13,033 hectares of flooded farmland, equivalent to 18,000 soccer fields. The storms killed 56 cattle, 200 pigs, and 600,000 chickens across affected regions.
President Lee Jae Myung ordered government agencies to deploy all available resources during Friday's emergency meeting. Weather forecasters warn that additional rainfall up to 300 millimeters will strike South Gyeongsang and South Jeolla provinces through Saturday evening.
Public infrastructure suffered 499 instances of damage, with roads bearing the heaviest impact at 328 cases. Private property sustained 425 separate incidents of destruction. Agricultural losses reached 13,033 hectares of flooded farmland, equivalent to 18,000 soccer fields. The storms killed 56 cattle, 200 pigs, and 600,000 chickens across affected regions.
President Lee Jae Myung ordered government agencies to deploy all available resources during Friday's emergency meeting. Weather forecasters warn that additional rainfall up to 300 millimeters will strike South Gyeongsang and South Jeolla provinces through Saturday evening.
