More than 5,900 people from 11 provinces and cities left their homes
\nOnline
\nSEOUL
\nAt least 30 people have died, and 12 remain missing after 46 days of heavy rains in South Korea, with the country\u2019s longest monsoon in seven years causing more flooding, landslides and evacuations on Sunday.
\nClose to 6,000 people had also been evacuated as of Sunday, according to the country\u2019s Yonhap news agency, as rains battered the southern part of the Korean Peninsula.
\nYonhap also quoted the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters as saying that at least eight people have been injured in the disaster.
\nThe death toll did not include the casualties from three capsized vessels at Uiam Dam in Chuncheon, 85 kilometres (53 miles) east of Seoul, which left three dead and three missing on Sunday. It was categorized as a marine accident.
\nMore than 5,900 people from 11 provinces and cities left their homes, and some 4,600 of them remain at temporary shelters following warnings of disasters, according to Yonhap.
\nAn estimated 9,300 hectares (22,980 acres) of farmland were swamped or buried, while 9,500 cases of damage to public and private facilities were reported.
\nAbout 100 metres (109.36 yards) of levee also collapsed at the Seomjin River in the southern edge of the peninsula on Saturday and flooded the area, with about 1,900 people evacuated in the province including about 500 from around the river.
\nThe country\u2019s forestry agency has raised landslide warnings to its highest level in every region except the holiday island of Jeju.
\nFive homes were buried in a landslide on Friday from a mountain behind a village in Gokseong, South Jeolla province, killing five people. Three people have been rescued.
\nTwelve local flights were cancelled at the regional Gwangju airport near the southwestern tip of the peninsula after the runway was flooded.
\nThe city of Seoul warned people to stay away from basements, valleys and rivers as further torrential rains were expected on Saturday night.
\nSouth Korea\u2019s longest monsoon on record was 49 days in 2013. Current weather forecasts predict that this year\u2019s monsoon may last longer.
\nJangmi, the season\u2019s fifth tropical cyclone, is expected to hit the southern region of the Korean Peninsula from Monday, bringing about more rain in the flood-hit areas.
\nFormed early Sunday southwest of Okinawa, the cyclone is moving northeast and expected to pass waters off Jeju Island mid-morning on Monday, according to the Korean Meteorological Administration.
\nIn neighbouring North Korea, state media Korean Central Broadcasting also warned of additional heavy rains in areas already hit by floods, according to Yonhap.
\nFollowing leader Kim Jong Un\u2019s flood relief inspection reported on Friday, KCNA said on Saturday that Pak Pong Ju, vice chairman of the state\u2019s highest decision-making commission, inspected damage to submerged fields and crops in southwest regions of the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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