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Flash Floods - South Korea
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Military officials in South Korea are warning that buried landmines may have been dislodged by landslides and flooding that have claimed the lives of at least 57 people.
Huge quantities of rainfall since Tuesday have severely disrupted life in the country's capital Seoul, submerging streets, flooding subway stations and forcing businesses to shut.
Some 12 inches of rain fell in the capital on Wednesday, the biggest one-day amount since 1998 and the third highest ever, the Korea meteorlogical administration has said.
Landslides, flooding and accidents have caused the fatalities so far, and at least 12 more people have been confirmed missing.
The defence ministry has now warned that mines placed on the Wumyeon Mountain in southern Seoul could have slipped down.
Soldiers with metal detectors have been drafted in to search for the mines.
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http://news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16039550
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