Weekend deluge leaves flood damage as heat, more rain follow

Heavy monsoon rains that battered South Korea over the weekend caused flooding, landslides, power outages and evacuations before giving way to scorching temperatures on Sunday.

As of 6 a.m.

Sunday, authorities had received 837 reports of rain-related damage, including 270 cases of flooded homes and roads and 567 cases requiring emergency safety measures due to landslides and falling rocks, according to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters.

A total of 441 people from 338 h ...