Heavy rains leave 6 dead, 4 missing in southern S. Korea

SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- At least six people were killed and four went missing after torrential rains hit southern parts of South Korea, emergency officials said Sunday.
Since Friday, as much as 41 centimeters of rain has fallen in Suncheon, 415 kilometers southeast of Seoul, weather officials said.
On Saturday, a 68-year-old woman and two of her grandchildren were killed when a landslide destroyed their home in Miryang, a city 386 kilometers southeast of Seoul.
Authorities also said a 72-year-old woman was found dead near the destroyed house, after being swept away in the floods.
In Uiryeong, South Gyeongsang province, a 73-year-old woman was found dead, apparently a victim of a flash flood, and emergency crews are trying to find another elderly woman in the same region.
Also on Saturday, a 20-year-old man drowned in a stream near Cheongwon, some 120 km south of Seoul.
Authorities asked people in the central and upper parts of the country to remain on alert as the rain is moving northward.



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