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GLIDE: FL-2011-000096-PRK

Korea (the Republic of):Landslide:2011/07/27
Duration2011/07/27 A landslide caused by torrential rain crashed into a South Korean mountain resort east of Seoul early on 27 July 2011, destroying four buildings and killing at least six people.
Country or DistrictKorea (the Republic of)
NameLandslide

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  • Reuters AlertNet 2011/07/28
    At least 53 people are dead or missing after the heaviest rains in a century lashed the South Korean capital Seoul and surrounding areas, officials said on Thursday, with damage expected to run into hundreds of millions of dollars.
  • BBC 2011/07/27
    At least 32 people have been killed in landslides in South Korea, as heavy rain deluged homes and caused chaos across northern areas of the country.
  • Reuters AlertNet 2011/07/27
    The landslide, which occurred just after midnight near the Soyang River Dam in Chuncheon about 100 km (62 miles) east of Seoul, destroyed a pension and three homes.
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