SEOUL, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Days of torrential rain in South Korea left five people dead, five missing and more than 7,000 evacuated in floods and landslides, the interior ministry said Saturday.
Four fatalities were confirmed and two people went unaccounted for at 11:00 a.m. local time, according to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.
Additional casualties were reported in Sancheong county, South Gyeongsang province, where one person was found dead and three others went missing after landslides swamped houses, according to Yonhap news agency.
