At least four dead, 1300 evacuated in SKorea floods

At least four dead, 1300 evacuated in SKorea floods
South Korea has been lashed with heavy rainfall, which has resulted in deadly floods. -AP

Two days of heavy downpours in South Korea have killed at least four people and forced more than 1300 others to evacuate, officials have said.

One person was killed when their car was buried by soil and concrete after a retaining wall of an overpass collapsed in Osan, just south of Seoul, during heavy rain on Wednesday, the Interior and Safety Ministry said.

Three other people were separately found dead on Thursday in a submerged car, a stream, and a flooded basement in southern regions. Ministry officials said they were still investigating whether those deaths were directly caused by heavy rain.

The heavy rain has forced the evacuation of 1382 people from their homes, the ministry said in a statement, adding 46 flights have been cancelled. 

Parts of southern South Chungcheong province have received up to 420 millimetres of rain since Wednesday, according to the ministry.