At Least 31 Killed by Heavy Rains in South Korea; Rescuers Hunt for Missing People

At Least 31 Killed by Heavy Rains in South Korea; Rescuers Hunt for Missing People
Housing partly submerged by a flooded river caused by heavy rain in Cheongju, South Korea, on July 15, 2023. Yonhap via Reuters
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SEOUL—Five bodies of people who were trapped under a tunnel submerged by heavy rains in central South Korea were pulled out on Sunday, firefighting authorities said, taking the death toll from the days of torrential rains that pounded the country to 31.

The five people were found from a bus that has been submerged at a flooded underpass in Cheongju on Saturday after rescue workers began underwater search operations early Sunday, officials said.