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· collected 2026-08-18 · by Guardian staff and agencies
A person has died and four others injured after a landslide triggered by heavy rain in Geoje city, South Korea. The city received 805.7mm of rain between Saturday and Monday morning, with the total cumulative rainfall reaching 912mm by 6pm on Monday. Heavy monsoon rains have also caused flooding and landslides in other parts of the country, as well as in the Philippines where at least 23 people have died due to similar weather conditions. Authorities have evacuated over 390 people and are working to rescue stranded residents amid power outages and flood damage.
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Heavy rainfall hit the southern part of South Korea, specifically Geoje city in South Gyeongsang province, over the weekend, causing a landslide that killed one person and injured four others. The rain poured down on Saturday and Monday, with Geoje receiving 805.7mm and Tongyeong receiving 671.9mm of rain during this time period. This amount of rainfall is equivalent to an entire summer's worth in just two days. The landslide also forced the evacuation of about 390 people and caused power outages at 3,580 houses. Three residents were rescued from a damaged apartment building, but one was found dead upon arrival at the hospital.
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Torrential downpours that pounded southern parts of South Korea since Saturday have killed one person and injured four others, officials have confirmed.
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Heavy rains have been recorded in South Gyeongsang province, including the city of Geoje, where an 800mm (31in) deluge over the weekend triggered a landslide, the interior and safety ministry said.
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The rain continued on Monday, bringing the cumulative rainfall total to 912mm by 6pm.
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Police and firefighters rescued three residents from an apartment building hit by the landslide, but one of them was found in cardiac arrest and was later pronounced dead at a hospital, according to Yonhap.
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Two people were injured in Geoje and two others in nearby cities, the ministry said.
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Geoje received 805.7mm of rain from Saturday through to 8am on Monday, Yonhap reported, while the neighbouring city of Tongyeong received 671.9mm during the same period.
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Other parts of the province received between 240mm and 340mm of rain.
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The heavy rains that have pummelled southern South Korea since Saturday have triggered warnings from authorities, forced about 390 people to evacuate and caused power outages at about 3,580 houses.
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The Korea Herald quoted weather officials on Tuesday as saying that South Gyeongsang province had received an entire summer’s rainfall in just two days, with record daily rainfall totals in the two cities of Geoje and Tongyeong.
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Twelve schools and kindergartens have reportedly flooded, while firefighters have received dozens of calls from residents seeking help with rain related damage and accidents, authorities said.
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Prime minister Han Seong-sook also instructed police, firefighters and other authorities to make every effort to rescue stranded residents and others at risk from the heavy rain.
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Heavy monsoon rains have also flooded key streets and snarled traffic in the Philippine capital, Manila, with the government on Monday suspending government work and asking schools to shift to online learning.
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About three weeks of intermittent monsoon rains and a storm that lashed the main northern island region of Luzon two weeks ago left at least 23 people dead, mostly due to landslides and floods, and affected 5 million people, including nearly 25,000, who remained in government emergency shelters on Monday in several northern provinces, according to the office of civil defence.
Among the dead were 10 people, including children, whose houses were buried by an 9 August landslide in the northern mountain resort city of Baguio.
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Three others were dug out alive with injuries by rescuers from the avalanche of mud, rocks and debris that collapsed from a mountainside as people slept, officials said.
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