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Overnight, the number of deaths increased, and the number of deaths from the rainy season was 16, and 11 were missing. The government is expected to declare a special disaster zone for the Chungcheong and Gyeonggi regions as early as today (6th).

Reporter Hong Young-jae.

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Firefighters clear the building debris and rescue a man buried in a pile of dirt in a landslide.

Around 9 o'clock in the morning, a landslide occurred at a golf course in Yongin-si, Gyeonggi, and hit the golf course management ridge.


At the time, the lower half of two employees in the office of the management building were buried in a pile of dirt and were rescued in 40 minutes.

It was reported that one of them was seriously injured and sent to the hospital, and one rescued employee and three others were not seriously injured.

Today, in the morning, in Papyeong-myeon, Paju, Gyeonggi-do, a city bus that was in operation was flooded, and 5 people including bus drivers and passengers were rescued.


In the Namhan River, Danyang-gun, North Chungcheong Province, a body of one man was found out of three disappeared in a torrent of water four days ago.

The area was found 10km from the missing point, but the fire department continues to search for the two remaining missing people.

Since the 1st, 16 people have died and 11 have been killed in relation to heavy rain.

The fatalities were 8 in Gyeonggi, 5 in Chungbuk, 1 in Seoul, Chungnam, and Gangwon.

The missing persons are 8 in Chungbuk, 2 in Chungnam, and 1 in Gyeonggi.

However, considering the heavy rains that have been poured into the central area since last night, the scale of the damage is expected to increase.

As the rainy season increases, the government is expected to declare a special disaster zone for Chungnam, Chungbuk and Gyeonggi regions as early as today.

If you are declared a special disaster area, you will be eligible for state funding for disaster recovery.

In addition, it also provides relief for victims of disaster, support for disaster relief funds, and reductions in utility bills and other utility costs.