South Korea landslides kill 18 after torrential rain | Inquirer News

South Korea landslides kill 18 after torrential rain

/ 12:53 PM July 27, 2011

SEOUL—Landslides triggered by torrential rain in South Korea have killed a total of 18 people, police and a rescue agency said Wednesday.

They said 12 people died when a mudslide hit an inn and three homes in the mountainous Chuncheon area 100 kilometers (60 miles) east of Seoul. Five people were killed in a mudslide in southern Seoul and one elsewhere in the city.

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