Parts of North Jeolla province experienced record downpours starting early Wednesday, Yonhap news agency reports.Gunsan, 178 kilometers south of Seoul, received 131.7 millimeters of rain in a one-hour period until 2:42 a.m. local time, marking the heaviest hourly downpour officially recorded...
The recovery raised to 23 the death toll from the fire that destroyed lithium battery maker Aricell's plant in Hwaseong, 45 kilometers south of Seoul, the previous day, Yonhap news agency reported.Eight other people were also injured, two of them seriously.Shortly before noon, rescuers...
Two pedestrians witnessed the accident and informed troopers on Tuesday afternoon. Rescuers took a helicopter and a float plane to the area and found debris in the lake, with no signs of survivors in the water or on the shore, Xinhua news agency quoted soldiers as saying.Efforts to recover...