The death toll in floods and landslides in South Korea due to heavy rains in the country increased to 37 and the number of missing people to 10, according to Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters. A total of 561 thousand animals perished and 20 thousand hectares of agricultural land were flooded in the country.
Fourteen people died due to heavy rains in August last year, and 48 people died in 2020 due to floods and landslides across the country.