Landslide in South Korea kills one as record rain lashes south

What the report says

A landslide in South Korea’s south-eastern Geoje city killed one person and injured two others after torrential rain hit Gyeongsang province, according to BBC World News. The landslide buried the first floor of an apartment building on Monday morning, and rescuers pulled three people from the site. Local media reported that one of the rescued people later died.

The BBC said Geoje recorded 124.5mm of rain in one hour, the highest since the national weather agency began keeping records for the city in 1972. The city also received more than 400mm overnight between Sunday and Monday. Images and videos shared online showed flooded streets and submerged cars, while local authorities closed some tourist attractions and suspended bus services and household waste collection because of damaged or flooded roads.

Officials had urged residents on Sunday to avoid driving, stay away from riverbanks and move to safer areas if needed. The storm is part of a wider spell of heavy rain affecting parts of East and South East Asia, with flooding and landslides also reported in China, Japan and the Philippines. BBC World News noted that forecasters have linked the active typhoon season to El Niño, which can intensify storms, though this broader weather context was not specific to the Geoje landslide.