Heavy rains cause fatal landslide in South Korea and flood Manila streets

Torrential rain in southern South Korea killed one person in a landslide and injured four, while monsoon downpours in Manila and surrounding provinces flooded major roads and halted schools.

Southern South Korea has been battered by intense rain since Saturday, leading to a deadly landslide that hit an apartment block in Geoje, where one person died and two were injured; two more injuries were reported in adjacent cities. The Interior and Safety Ministry said around 390 individuals were evacuated and power outages affected about 3,580 households. Meanwhile, the Philippines' capital region and several outlying provinces experienced severe flooding as monsoon rains swamped major streets, forcing the government to suspend work and cancel all classes at noon, with schools moving to remote learning.

The Office of Civil Defense noted that the ongoing three-week rain period, combined with a storm that struck Luzon two weeks earlier, has resulted in at least 23 deaths, many from landslides and floods, and impacted 5 million people. Approximately 25,000 of those remain in government-run emergency shelters across northern provinces. Among the deceased were ten individuals, including children, whose homes were buried by a landslide in Baguio on Aug. 9, while rescuers pulled three injured survivors from the debris. The dual disasters highlight the region's vulnerability to extreme weather events.