South Korea's president vowed Monday to 'completely overhaul' the country's approach to extreme weather from climate change, after at least 39 people were killed by recent flooding and landslides during monsoon rains. |ManilaBulletin
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's president vowed Monday to "completely overhaul" the country's approach to extreme weather from climate change, after at least 39 people were killed by recent flooding and landslides during monsoon rains.
"This kind of extreme weather event will become commonplace -- we must accept climate change is happening, and deal with it," President Yoon Suk Yeol said Monday, ahead of a visit to flood-hit North Gyeongsang province. "The rainy season is not over yet, and the forecast is now that there will be torrential rain again tomorrow," he added.
The underpass flooded early Saturday when a nearby river overflowed and an embankment collapsed, leaving 16 vehicles, including a bus, trapped inside, with at least 12 people killed and rescue workers warning the toll could rise as they searched the area. Scientists say climate change has made weather events around the world more extreme and more frequent.
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