Overview

• Torrential downpours since Wednesday have forced more than 7,000 residents to evacuate their homes, with about 2,816 still displaced.
• Seosan in South Chungcheong Province recorded a record 558.6 millimeters of rain, while Jeju Island’s mountains saw over 220 millimeters in six hours.
• Floodwaters and landslides have damaged more than 641 buildings, 388 roads and 59 farms, according to the interior ministry.
• A massive landslide in Sancheong County prompted the National Fire Agency to issue a nationwide firefighting mobilization order for search and rescue.
• The Korea Meteorological Administration warns that heavy rain will persist through Monday, urging extreme caution for further flooding and slope failures.