Korean News Agency Yonghap reports up ro fifty are feared dead in a tunnek that flooded and a pedestrian underlap that filled with mud.
Five more bodies have been recovered from a flooded underground road in central South Korea, bringing the number of people dead or missing in recent downpours to 50, officials said Monday.
The Osong underground roadway in the central city of Cheongju was flooded Saturday when a nearby river overflowed after an embankment was brought down by rising water levels due to heavy rain.
Four more bodies were recovered overnight, including the driver of a submerged bus, and one more body was found at 8:10 p.m., bringing the death toll to 14.
The authorities said the rescue operation concluded with the recovery of the last missing person's body.
Through a search operation, fire authorities found 17 vehicles waterlogged in the underpass, surpassing their previous estimate.
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