The tally is expected to rise as more heavy rain is expected on the Korean peninsula on Sunday, the Korea Meteorological Administration forecasted.... Korea Railroad Corp said it was halting all slow trains and some bullet trains, while other bullet trains might be delayed due to slower operation, as landslides, track flooding and falling rocks threatened safety.... The engineer was injured, but no passengers were on board.In a meeting with government agencies on Saturday, Prime Minister Han D

South Korean rescuers on Sunday pulled nine bodies from a flooded tunnel where around 15 vehicles were trapped in muddy water, as days of heavy rain triggered flash floods and landslides and destroyed homes across the country, officials said.A total of 37 people have died and thousands have been evacuated since July 9, when heavy rain started pounding South Korea’s central regions. Advertisement Nearly 900 rescuers including divers were searching the tunnel in the central city of Cheongju, where

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for July 17 Fox News Flash top headlines are here.... Rescuers search for survivors along a road submerged by floodwaters leading to an underground tunnel in Cheongju, South Korea, on July 16, 2023.... Yoon called for officials to mobilize all available resources to respond to the disaster....

The former mayor of South Korea’s second-largest city was jailed Tuesday on a three-year sentence for sexually abusing two city employees during his tenure. The lawyers of Oh Keo-don didn’t immediately return calls and text messages asking whether they plan to appeal.... Busan’s district court also ordered Oh to receive counseling and banned him from jobs at child welfare organizations and disability facilities for five years following the end of his jail term.... The unidentified woman said O

Four-year-old Baekgu, who lives in the Hongseong county, lives with a woman identified only as Kim, who is 93-years-old.... The elderly dog owner was reported missing, prompting police to check security camera footage of a nearby farm and begin a search and rescue operation. However, rescue efforts to trace Kim, who went missing on August 25, were faced with difficulty due to severe weather conditions of heavy rainfall battering the area. Just over 40 hours later, the 93-year-old was found unco

SEOUL – South Korea’s weather agency said on Aug 12 that it expects the current heatwave in the country to continue at least until Aug 22, with temperatures to be higher than usual.In the past, South Korea saw the summer heat easing into autumn weather after Aug 15. But due to the continued convergence of the Tibetan and North Pacific high-pressure systems over the Korean peninsula, the Korea Meteorological Administration( KMA) anticipates that the current heatwave will last longer. Until Aug 22

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