Landslides in South Korea 18 dead, One Child missing
Thirteen people killed in morning landslide in Chuncheon, 110 kilometers northeast of the South Korea's capital Seoul.
According to news some college students who had been doing volunteer work. They were staying in a resort cabin when the clay and rubbish engulfed them. Also killed were a married couple and a convenience store owner.
According to sources more then 500 officials and residents worked to rescue people trapped in the mud and wreckage. More then twenty peoples were injured and several buildings broken.
Lee Sun-myeong, a city official said that, in southern Seoul, six people were killed when a wave of clay crashed through residential areas at the foot of a mountain.
The dead peoples were still not identified and one child was missing. South Korea has been pummeled with strong rain from last few days.
South Korea's peoples posted dozens of photos on social networking websites as like Twitter and Facebook showing inundated streets and mud-covered cars. Many complained online that Seoul had neglected to prepare for such downpours.
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