Three southern regions of the country - Geumsan-gun, Gunsan, Changnyeong - experienced some of the heaviest rains in history. On Wednesday alone, 131.7 mm of precipitation fell in the city of Gunsan in just one hour, which is over 10% of the average annual rainfall in the region.
"Rainfall of this magnitude has been observed once every 200 years," a spokesperson for the meteorological agency of South Korea told the Yonhap news agency.
Heavy rains have caused damage to property, roads and infrastructure. Landslides are threatening in 50 regions, which led to the evacuation of more than 3,500 people from dangerous areas.
Local television shows images of flooded rivers and submerged roads. At least four people have died as a result of the disaster.
The press service of the Kronotsky Nature Reserve has reported on the research of the sockeye salmon spawning stock conducted by scientists in the South Kamchatka Sanctuary
In the "Souvenir Idea" nomination of the Ural stage of the All-Russian "Tourist Souvenir" competition held in Kurgan, the highest expert rating was awarded to "A Drop of the Ancient Tyumen Sea"
The Kodar National Park in the Zabaikalsky Krai, together with the Union of Wildlife Photographers, has organized a tour for renowned Russian and international photo artists
The American website World Population Review, based on data from the World Tourism Organization, estimated which countries of the world are the least visited by tourists
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