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South Korea: Monsoon Rains Cause Widespread Flooding, Evacuations

Monsoon rains have caused chaos across East Asia, leading to widespread flooding in South Korea on Sunday, August 3. Over 2,500 people were forced to evacuate across major southern cities and provinces, with one man found dead in Muan.

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South Korea: Torrential Rain Batters Country, Damage and Casualties Reported

Torrential rain battered South Korea on Thursday, July 17, leaving four dead and prompting evacuations. Flooding and property damage were reported across multiple regions, with hundreds of schools closed due to severe weather.

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South Korea: Over 1,200 Evacuated as Massive Wildfire Rages in Daegu 4

On Monday, April 28, around 2 p.m., a wildfire ignited in Nogok-dong, Buk District of Daegu, rapidly spreading due to dry conditions and strong winds. The severity of the blaze prompted officials to order the evacuation of residents and the closure of a nearby highway as a precaution.

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South Korea: Over 1,200 Evacuated as Massive Wildfire Rages in Daegu 3

On Monday, April 28, around 2 p.m., a wildfire ignited in Nogok-dong, Buk District of Daegu, rapidly spreading to affect an estimated 50 hectares (123.6 acres) within two hours due to dry conditions and strong winds. The severity of the blaze prompted Daegu city officials to order the evacuation of over 1,200 residents and the closure of a nearby highway as a precautionary measure. The clip shows the helicopters collecting water from the river for firefighting operations.

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South Korea: Over 1,200 Evacuated as Massive Wildfire Rages in Daegu 2

On Monday, April 28, around 2 p.m., a wildfire ignited in Nogok-dong, Buk District of Daegu, rapidly spreading to affect an estimated 50 hectares (123.6 acres) within two hours due to dry conditions and strong winds. The severity of the blaze prompted Daegu city officials to order the evacuation of over 1,200 residents and the closure of a nearby highway as a precautionary measure.

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South Korea: Over 1,200 Evacuated as Massive Wildfire Rages in Daegu

On Monday, April 28, around 2 p.m., a wildfire ignited in Nogok-dong, Buk District of Daegu, rapidly spreading to affect an estimated 50 hectares (123.6 acres) within two hours due to dry conditions and strong winds. The severity of the blaze prompted Daegu city officials to order the evacuation of over 1,200 residents and the closure of a nearby highway as a precautionary measure.

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Commemoration Of The Air Disaster With Flight MH17 - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander and chairman of the MH17 Air Disaster Foundation Piet Ploeg open the defile during the commemoration of the victims of the MH17 air disaster at the National Monument in Vijfhuizen Park near Schiphol, Netherlands, on July 17, 2024. It has been ten years since the Malaysia Airlines plane from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot out of the sky with a Buk missile over Ukraine. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Of The Air Disaster With Flight MH17 - Netherlands

Commemoration of the victims of the MH17 air disaster at the National Monument in Vijfhuizen Park near Schiphol, Netherlands, on July 17, 2024. It has been ten years since the Malaysia Airlines plane from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot out of the sky with a Buk missile over Ukraine. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Of The Air Disaster With Flight MH17 - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander and chairman of the MH17 Air Disaster Foundation Piet Ploeg open the defile during the commemoration of the victims of the MH17 air disaster at the National Monument in Vijfhuizen Park near Schiphol, Netherlands, on July 17, 2024. It has been ten years since the Malaysia Airlines plane from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot out of the sky with a Buk missile over Ukraine. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Of The Air Disaster With Flight MH17 - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander and chairman of the MH17 Air Disaster Foundation Piet Ploeg open the defile during the commemoration of the victims of the MH17 air disaster at the National Monument in Vijfhuizen Park near Schiphol, Netherlands, on July 17, 2024. It has been ten years since the Malaysia Airlines plane from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot out of the sky with a Buk missile over Ukraine. . robin utrecht Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Of The Air Disaster With Flight MH17 - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander and chairman of the MH17 Air Disaster Foundation Piet Ploeg open the defile during the commemoration of the victims of the MH17 air disaster at the National Monument in Vijfhuizen Park near Schiphol, Netherlands, on July 17, 2024. It has been ten years since the Malaysia Airlines plane from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot out of the sky with a Buk missile over Ukraine. . robin utrecht Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Of The Air Disaster With Flight MH17 - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander and chairman of the MH17 Air Disaster Foundation Piet Ploeg open the defile during the commemoration of the victims of the MH17 air disaster at the National Monument in Vijfhuizen Park near Schiphol, Netherlands, on July 17, 2024. It has been ten years since the Malaysia Airlines plane from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot out of the sky with a Buk missile over Ukraine. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Of The Air Disaster With Flight MH17 - Netherlands

Relatives near the commemorative plaque during the commemoration of the victims of the MH17 air disaster at the National Monument in Vijfhuizen Park near Schiphol, Netherlands, on July 17, 2024. It has been ten years since the Malaysia Airlines plane from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot out of the sky with a Buk missile over Ukraine. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Of The Air Disaster With Flight MH17 - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander and chairman of the MH17 Air Disaster Foundation Piet Ploeg open the defile during the commemoration of the victims of the MH17 air disaster at the National Monument in Vijfhuizen Park near Schiphol, Netherlands, on July 17, 2024. It has been ten years since the Malaysia Airlines plane from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot out of the sky with a Buk missile over Ukraine. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Of The Air Disaster With Flight MH17 - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander and chairman of the MH17 Air Disaster Foundation Piet Ploeg open the defile during the commemoration of the victims of the MH17 air disaster at the National Monument in Vijfhuizen Park near Schiphol, Netherlands, on July 17, 2024. It has been ten years since the Malaysia Airlines plane from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot out of the sky with a Buk missile over Ukraine. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Of The Air Disaster With Flight MH17 - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander and chairman of the MH17 Air Disaster Foundation Piet Ploeg open the defile during the commemoration of the victims of the MH17 air disaster at the National Monument in Vijfhuizen Park near Schiphol, Netherlands, on July 17, 2024. It has been ten years since the Malaysia Airlines plane from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot out of the sky with a Buk missile over Ukraine. . robin utrecht Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Of The Air Disaster With Flight MH17 - Netherlands

Relatives read out the names of victims during the during the commemoration of the victims of the MH17 air disaster at the National Monument in Vijfhuizen Park near Schiphol, Netherlands, on July 17, 2024. It has been ten years since the Malaysia Airlines plane from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot out of the sky with a Buk missile over Ukraine. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Of The Air Disaster With Flight MH17 - Netherlands

Relative reads out the names of victims during the commemoration of the victims of the MH17 air disaster at the National Monument in Vijfhuizen Park near Schiphol, Netherlands, on July 17, 2024. It has been ten years since the Malaysia Airlines plane from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot out of the sky with a Buk missile over Ukraine. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Of The Air Disaster With Flight MH17 - Netherlands

Former Prime Minister Mark Rutte during the commemoration of the victims of the MH17 air disaster at the National Monument in Vijfhuizen Park near Schiphol, Netherlands, on July 17, 2024. It has been ten years since the Malaysia Airlines plane from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot out of the sky with a Buk missile over Ukraine. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Of The Air Disaster With Flight MH17 - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander and chairman of the MH17 Air Disaster Foundation Piet Ploeg open the defile during the commemoration of the victims of the MH17 air disaster at the National Monument in Vijfhuizen Park near Schiphol, Netherlands, on July 17, 2024. It has been ten years since the Malaysia Airlines plane from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot out of the sky with a Buk missile over Ukraine. . robin utrecht Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Of The Air Disaster With Flight MH17 - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander and chairman of the MH17 Air Disaster Foundation Piet Ploeg open the defile during the commemoration of the victims of the MH17 air disaster at the National Monument in Vijfhuizen Park near Schiphol, Netherlands, on July 17, 2024. It has been ten years since the Malaysia Airlines plane from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot out of the sky with a Buk missile over Ukraine. . robin utrecht Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Of The Air Disaster With Flight MH17 - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander and chairman of the MH17 Air Disaster Foundation Piet Ploeg open the defile during the commemoration of the victims of the MH17 air disaster at the National Monument in Vijfhuizen Park near Schiphol, Netherlands, on July 17, 2024. It has been ten years since the Malaysia Airlines plane from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot out of the sky with a Buk missile over Ukraine. . robin utrecht Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Of The Air Disaster With Flight MH17 - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander and chairman of the MH17 Air Disaster Foundation Piet Ploeg open the defile during the commemoration of the victims of the MH17 air disaster at the National Monument in Vijfhuizen Park near Schiphol, Netherlands, on July 17, 2024. It has been ten years since the Malaysia Airlines plane from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot out of the sky with a Buk missile over Ukraine. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Of The Air Disaster With Flight MH17 - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander and chairman of the MH17 Air Disaster Foundation Piet Ploeg open the defile during the commemoration of the victims of the MH17 air disaster at the National Monument in Vijfhuizen Park near Schiphol, Netherlands, on July 17, 2024. It has been ten years since the Malaysia Airlines plane from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot out of the sky with a Buk missile over Ukraine. . robin utrecht Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Of The Air Disaster With Flight MH17 - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander and chairman of the MH17 Air Disaster Foundation Piet Ploeg open the defile during the commemoration of the victims of the MH17 air disaster at the National Monument in Vijfhuizen Park near Schiphol, Netherlands, on July 17, 2024. It has been ten years since the Malaysia Airlines plane from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot out of the sky with a Buk missile over Ukraine. . robin utrecht Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Of The Air Disaster With Flight MH17 - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander and chairman of the MH17 Air Disaster Foundation Piet Ploeg open the defile during the commemoration of the victims of the MH17 air disaster at the National Monument in Vijfhuizen Park near Schiphol, Netherlands, on July 17, 2024. It has been ten years since the Malaysia Airlines plane from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot out of the sky with a Buk missile over Ukraine. . robin utrecht Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Of The Air Disaster With Flight MH17 - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander and chairman of the MH17 Air Disaster Foundation Piet Ploeg open the defile during the commemoration of the victims of the MH17 air disaster at the National Monument in Vijfhuizen Park near Schiphol, Netherlands, on July 17, 2024. It has been ten years since the Malaysia Airlines plane from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot out of the sky with a Buk missile over Ukraine. . robin utrecht Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Of The Air Disaster With Flight MH17 - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander and chairman of the MH17 Air Disaster Foundation Piet Ploeg open the defile during the commemoration of the victims of the MH17 air disaster at the National Monument in Vijfhuizen Park near Schiphol, Netherlands, on July 17, 2024. It has been ten years since the Malaysia Airlines plane from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot out of the sky with a Buk missile over Ukraine. . robin utrecht Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Of The Air Disaster With Flight MH17 - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander and chairman of the MH17 Air Disaster Foundation Piet Ploeg open the defile during the commemoration of the victims of the MH17 air disaster at the National Monument in Vijfhuizen Park near Schiphol, Netherlands, on July 17, 2024. It has been ten years since the Malaysia Airlines plane from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot out of the sky with a Buk missile over Ukraine. . robin utrecht Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Of The Air Disaster With Flight MH17 - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander and chairman of the MH17 Air Disaster Foundation Piet Ploeg open the defile during the commemoration of the victims of the MH17 air disaster at the National Monument in Vijfhuizen Park near Schiphol, Netherlands, on July 17, 2024. It has been ten years since the Malaysia Airlines plane from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot out of the sky with a Buk missile over Ukraine. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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3 sentenced to life for downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17

STORY: 3 sentenced to life for downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 DATELINE: Nov. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: THE HAGUE, the Netherlands CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of the court on Nov. 17, 2022 on the trial of suspects for downing the flight STORYLINE: Dutch judges on Thursday sentenced three suspects in absentia to life imprisonment for their involvement in the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in 2014, which led to the loss of 298 people. A fourth suspect, a Russian citizen also in absentia, was acquitted. The three were also ordered to pay more than 16 million euros (16.5 million U.S. dollars) in damages to the relatives of the victims. The sentences were announced following a two-hour hearing in a high-security court house near Amsterdam in the presence of the victims' relatives. "The court considers it proven that flight MH17 was hit by a Buk missile fired from an agricultural field near (the village of) Pervomaiskyi in Ukraine. This was in separatist-controlled territory

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Daniela Jandova, respiratory mask, face mask

Production manager Daniela Jandova shows respiratory masks in Pardam company, on January 31, 2020, in Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic. Buyers' interest in face masks and respirators made of nanofiber has shot up enormously in recent weeks in connection with the emergence of new coronavirus in China, Jan Buk, director of the nanofiber masks' Czech producer Pardam, has said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Hajek)

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Daniela Jandova, respiratory mask, face mask

Production manager Daniela Jandova shows respiratory masks in Pardam company, on January 31, 2020, in Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic. Buyers' interest in face masks and respirators made of nanofiber has shot up enormously in recent weeks in connection with the emergence of new coronavirus in China, Jan Buk, director of the nanofiber masks' Czech producer Pardam, has said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Hajek)

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Daniela Jandova, respiratory mask, face mask

Production manager Daniela Jandova shows respiratory masks in Pardam company, on January 31, 2020, in Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic. Buyers' interest in face masks and respirators made of nanofiber has shot up enormously in recent weeks in connection with the emergence of new coronavirus in China, Jan Buk, director of the nanofiber masks' Czech producer Pardam, has said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Hajek)

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Lukas Antol, production of respiratory mask, face mask

Production operator Lukas Antol works on respiratory masks in Pardam company, on January 31, 2020, in Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic. Buyers' interest in face masks and respirators made of nanofiber has shot up enormously in recent weeks in connection with the emergence of new coronavirus in China, Jan Buk, director of the nanofiber masks' Czech producer Pardam, has said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Hajek)

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Lukas Antol, production of respiratory mask, face mask

Production operator Lukas Antol works on respiratory masks in Pardam company, on January 31, 2020, in Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic. Buyers' interest in face masks and respirators made of nanofiber has shot up enormously in recent weeks in connection with the emergence of new coronavirus in China, Jan Buk, director of the nanofiber masks' Czech producer Pardam, has said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Hajek)

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Daniela Jandova, respiratory mask, face mask

Production manager Daniela Jandova shows respiratory masks in Pardam company, on January 31, 2020, in Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic. Buyers' interest in face masks and respirators made of nanofiber has shot up enormously in recent weeks in connection with the emergence of new coronavirus in China, Jan Buk, director of the nanofiber masks' Czech producer Pardam, has said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Hajek)

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Daniela Jandova, respiratory mask, face mask

Production manager Daniela Jandova shows respiratory masks in Pardam company, on January 31, 2020, in Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic. Buyers' interest in face masks and respirators made of nanofiber has shot up enormously in recent weeks in connection with the emergence of new coronavirus in China, Jan Buk, director of the nanofiber masks' Czech producer Pardam, has said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Hajek)

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Daniela Jandova, respiratory mask, face mask

Production manager Daniela Jandova shows respiratory masks in Pardam company, on January 31, 2020, in Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic. Buyers' interest in face masks and respirators made of nanofiber has shot up enormously in recent weeks in connection with the emergence of new coronavirus in China, Jan Buk, director of the nanofiber masks' Czech producer Pardam, has said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Hajek)

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Daniela Jandova, respiratory mask, face mask

Production manager Daniela Jandova shows respiratory masks in Pardam company, on January 31, 2020, in Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic. Buyers' interest in face masks and respirators made of nanofiber has shot up enormously in recent weeks in connection with the emergence of new coronavirus in China, Jan Buk, director of the nanofiber masks' Czech producer Pardam, has said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Hajek)

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Daniela Jandova, respiratory mask, face mask

Production manager Daniela Jandova shows respiratory masks in Pardam company, on January 31, 2020, in Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic. Buyers' interest in face masks and respirators made of nanofiber has shot up enormously in recent weeks in connection with the emergence of new coronavirus in China, Jan Buk, director of the nanofiber masks' Czech producer Pardam, has said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Hajek)

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Lukas Antol, production of respiratory mask, face mask

Production operator Lukas Antol works on respiratory masks in Pardam company, on January 31, 2020, in Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic. Buyers' interest in face masks and respirators made of nanofiber has shot up enormously in recent weeks in connection with the emergence of new coronavirus in China, Jan Buk, director of the nanofiber masks' Czech producer Pardam, has said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Hajek)

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Daniela Jandova, respiratory mask, face mask

Production manager Daniela Jandova shows respiratory masks in Pardam company, on January 31, 2020, in Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic. Buyers' interest in face masks and respirators made of nanofiber has shot up enormously in recent weeks in connection with the emergence of new coronavirus in China, Jan Buk, director of the nanofiber masks' Czech producer Pardam, has said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Hajek)

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Lukas Antol, production of respiratory mask, face mask

Production operator Lukas Antol works on respiratory masks in Pardam company, on January 31, 2020, in Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic. Buyers' interest in face masks and respirators made of nanofiber has shot up enormously in recent weeks in connection with the emergence of new coronavirus in China, Jan Buk, director of the nanofiber masks' Czech producer Pardam, has said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Hajek)

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respiratory mask, face mask

A respiratory mask by Pardam company is seen on January 31, 2020, in Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic. Buyers' interest in face masks and respirators made of nanofiber has shot up enormously in recent weeks in connection with the emergence of new coronavirus in China, Jan Buk, director of the nanofiber masks' Czech producer Pardam, has said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Hajek)

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Daniela Jandova, respiratory mask, face mask

Production manager Daniela Jandova shows respiratory masks in Pardam company, on January 31, 2020, in Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic. Buyers' interest in face masks and respirators made of nanofiber has shot up enormously in recent weeks in connection with the emergence of new coronavirus in China, Jan Buk, director of the nanofiber masks' Czech producer Pardam, has said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Hajek)

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Daniela Jandova, respiratory mask, face mask

Production manager Daniela Jandova shows respiratory masks in Pardam company, on January 31, 2020, in Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic. Buyers' interest in face masks and respirators made of nanofiber has shot up enormously in recent weeks in connection with the emergence of new coronavirus in China, Jan Buk, director of the nanofiber masks' Czech producer Pardam, has said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Hajek)

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Daniela Jandova, respiratory mask, face mask

Production manager Daniela Jandova shows respiratory masks in Pardam company, on January 31, 2020, in Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic. Buyers' interest in face masks and respirators made of nanofiber has shot up enormously in recent weeks in connection with the emergence of new coronavirus in China, Jan Buk, director of the nanofiber masks' Czech producer Pardam, has said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Hajek)

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Lukas Antol, production of respiratory mask, face mask

Production operator Lukas Antol works on respiratory masks in Pardam company, on January 31, 2020, in Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic. Buyers' interest in face masks and respirators made of nanofiber has shot up enormously in recent weeks in connection with the emergence of new coronavirus in China, Jan Buk, director of the nanofiber masks' Czech producer Pardam, has said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Hajek)

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Lukas Antol, production of respiratory mask, face mask

Production operator Lukas Antol works on respiratory masks in Pardam company, on January 31, 2020, in Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic. Buyers' interest in face masks and respirators made of nanofiber has shot up enormously in recent weeks in connection with the emergence of new coronavirus in China, Jan Buk, director of the nanofiber masks' Czech producer Pardam, has said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Hajek)