Man in His 70s Dies After Soil Collapse at Detached House in Seocheon County

On this day in Seocheon County, heavy rain poured at a rate of 118.5mm per hour as of the morning. The photo shows a road in Seocheon-eup submerged in water / Submitted by a reporter

In Seocheon-gun, Chungnam Province, a man in his 70s died after a landslide caused by heavy overnight rain swept into his single-family home on the 10th.

According to local government and fire authorities, at around 4 a.m. that day, a report was received from the man's wife stating that he had gone missing after a landslide swept away their house.

The man was reportedly found by rescue teams and died while being transported to a nearby hospital.

On the 10th, as of 2 a.m., Seocheon County experienced a heavy rain of 118.5mm per hour. The photo shows a road in Seocheon-eup submerged due to the overnight rain / Reporter submission

As of 2 a.m. that day, Binin-myeon recorded 118.5mm of rainfall per hour, while Munsan-myeon saw 108.0mm of heavy rain.

Additionally, flooding of single-family homes was reported in several areas, including Songnae-ri in Maseo-myeon and Seocheon-eup, Seongnae-ri in Binin-myeon, and Simdong-ri in Pangyo-myeon.

Furthermore, rivers overflowed and roads were flooded, resulting in damage to nearby vehicles, farmland, and the outflow of soil and debris.

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