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Missing angler found dead after 5 days in Gangwon

Police confirmed the body of an angler swept away during torrential rain was found in Yeongwol County after a nearly week-long search.

2026.7.22

A convenience store building collapses due to heavy rain in Gapyeong County, Gyeonggi, on July 20. [YONHAP]

Gyeonggi officials face backlash for Japan trip during destructive rains

Local council chairs in northern Gyeonggi triggered public backlash by flying to Japan for a sightseeing-heavy trip while torrential rains pounded and left multiple people dead or missing.

2025.7.24

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A resident looks at the damaged strawberry greenhouses in Sancheong, South Gyeongsang, on July 21. In Sancheong, where the damage was most severe, agricultural facilities such as plastic greenhouses for strawberry farming were heavily damaged by the rains. [YONHAP]

Death toll after Korea's heavy rains rises to 19 as authorities continue relief efforts

The death toll from the heavy rains that swept across Korea from July 16 to 20 has risen to 19, with nine people still missing, according to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s daily report on Tuesday.

2025.7.22

Buyeo County Gov. Park Jung-hyun inspects flood-hit sites in Buyeo, South Chungcheong, on July 17. [BUYEO COUNTY]

Buyeo governor dodges punch from angry owner of flooded shop

The county chief of Buyeo, South Chungcheong, was nearly punched in the face Thursday morning when an enraged shop owner attacked him during a visit to a flood-hit site.

2025.7.18

A scarecrow stands above a submerged farm in Nonsan, South Chungcheong, on Sunday. [NEWS1]

Heavy rains trigger worries about further crop price hikes

Last week's unprecedented heavy downpours damaged nearly 30,000 hectares of farmland, sparking fears of additional price hikes for agricultural products that have already soared due to a heatwave.

2023.7.18

Emergency team carrying out a victim, who had died from the flooded underpass in Osong, North Chungcheong, on Saturday. The underpass was flooded after a levee along the nearby Miho River broke. [YONHAP]

Flood waters devastate residents in North Chungcheong

As of 3 p.m., the death toll from the flooded underpass in Osong alone stood at 9. Some 15 vehicles were submerged in the 430-meter (1,411-foot) long and 4.5-meter wide underpass after a levee along the Miho River, just 300 meters away, broke.

2023.7.16

Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min, right, inspects on Thursday a neighborhood in Gwanak District, southern Seoul, that was flooded due to torrential rains that poured Monday. [NEWS1]

Government announces emergency aid of 6.7 billion won for flood damage

Emergency assistance amounting to 6.7 billion won ($5.1 million) will be provided to areas severely damaged by the torrential rains that hit central regions such as Seoul and Gyeonggi, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced Friday.

2022.8.12