From the 16th to the 20th, torrential rains across the country have resulted in 23 deaths. Police and fire authorities are conducting search operations, and as missing persons are being found, the death toll may rise.
According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety on the 24th, as of 3 p.m. on the 23rd, the death toll from the heavy rainfall was recorded at 23, with 5 people missing. Compared to the previous day's tally, 3 missing persons in Sancheong, South Gyeongsang Province, and 1 missing person in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province, were found dead, resulting in an increase in death toll and a decrease in missing persons.
By region, there were 13 deaths in South Gyeongsang Province, 6 in Gyeonggi Province, 3 in South Chungcheong Province, and 1 in Gwangju Metropolitan City. There are 3 missing persons in Gyeonggi Province, 1 in South Gyeongsang Province, and 1 in Gwangju. The numbers of deceased and missing persons may change. On that morning in Deokhyeon-ri, Gapyeong, the body of a teenage male who went missing during the heavy rainfall was found due to a landslide.
The government and local governments are urgently repairing facilities damaged by the heavy rainfall. Of the 12,791 reports of public and private damage received, emergency repairs have been completed for 6,489 cases (50.7%). The 1,783 households and 2,243 people who evacuated due to the heavy rainfall are still unable to return home and are staying in temporary housing facilities.