Two Missing Persons Found Dead in Sancheong Heavy Rain, Death Toll Rises to 12

Missing Woman and Man Found Separately on the 22nd

The discovery of two missing residents who were found dead following the heavy rainfall in Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam, has brought the total number of related fatalities to 12.

On the 22nd, a public official from the Gyeongnam Provincial Government was conducting flood damage restoration work at a house flooded by recent heavy rains in Mogo-ri, Sancheong-eup, Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam. Photo by Yonhap News

According to the Disaster Site Integrated Support Headquarters established in Sancheong-gun and other sources, at around 4:10 p.m. on July 22, a missing woman, believed to be in her 60s, was found buried in the ground in the Bangmok-ri area of Danseong-myeon, Sancheong-gun, by a police search dog.

Earlier, at around 3:10 p.m. that same day, fire authorities located a missing man, believed to be in his 70s, among a pile of floating debris on a road in Mogo-ri, Sancheong-eup.

Both missing persons were found near their residences. They were discovered in a state of cardiac arrest and were pronounced dead.

With the discovery of these two missing persons in a deceased state, the death toll from the recent heavy rainfall in Sancheong-gun has risen to 12, while the number of missing persons has decreased to 2.

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