391 die in South Korean floods

Seoul - Flash floods and mudslides in South Korea have left 391 people dead or missing and caused at least $312 million ($221…

Seoul - Flash floods and mudslides in South Korea have left 391 people dead or missing and caused at least $312 million ($221 million) in damage, the national disaster agency said yesterday as rain returned to the south-east.

Record rains over the Korean peninsula in the first 10 days of this month triggered flash floods and mudslides that killed 311 people and left 80 others missing and feared dead, the agency said.

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