Seoul, Aug 4 (UNI) The death toll from heavy rain that pounded the country's central region earlier this week rose to 13 while as many people are missing as of Tuesday.
More than 1,000 were forced to leave their homes, while some 5,751 hectares of farm land were swamped or buried as of 6 a.m., according to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters.
Most recently, six deaths were reported in Pyeongtaek and Gapyeong, both in Gyeonggi Province, as landslides engulfed a makeshift workplace and a mountainside accommodation.