At least 31 killed by heavy rains in South Korea; rescuers hunt for missing people

President Yoon Suk Yeol, now on an overseas trip, orders Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to mobilise all available resources to minimise the casualties.

Five bodies of people who were trapped under a tunnel submerged by heavy rains in central South Korea were pulled out on Sunday, firefighting authorities said, taking the death toll from the days of torrential rains that pounded the country to 31.