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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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Plane Crash Victims Mourning - South Korea

Lee Jae-myung (C), leader of South Korea's Democratic Party, pays tribute at a joint memorial altar for the victims of the Jeju Air plane crash in Muan, southwest South Korea, December 30, 2024. All the 179 people aboard a passenger jet that crashed while landing at an airport in southwest South Korea were confirmed dead except only two rescued, multiple media outlets said Sunday, citing the fire authorities. South Korean acting President Choi Sang-mok on Sunday announced a week-long mourning period over the tragedy. Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Plane Crash Victims Mourning - South Korea

Lee Jae-myung (C), leader of South Korea's Democratic Party, pays tribute at a joint memorial altar for the victims of the Jeju Air plane crash in Muan, southwest South Korea, December 30, 2024. All the 179 people aboard a passenger jet that crashed while landing at an airport in southwest South Korea were confirmed dead except only two rescued, multiple media outlets said Sunday, citing the fire authorities. South Korean acting President Choi Sang-mok on Sunday announced a week-long mourning period over the tragedy. Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Plane Crash Victims Mourning - South Korea

A bereaved family member pays tribute at a joint memorial altar for the victims of the Jeju Air plane crash in Muan, southwest South Korea, December 30, 2024. All the 179 people aboard a passenger jet that crashed while landing at an airport in southwest South Korea were confirmed dead except only two rescued, multiple media outlets said Sunday, citing the fire authorities. South Korean acting President Choi Sang-mok on Sunday announced a week-long mourning period over the tragedy. Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Plane Crash Victims Mourning - South Korea

Citizens pay tribute at a joint memorial altar for the victims of the Jeju Air plane crash in Muan, southwest South Korea, December 30, 2024. All the 179 people aboard a passenger jet that crashed while landing at an airport in southwest South Korea were confirmed dead except only two rescued, multiple media outlets said Sunday, citing the fire authorities. South Korean acting President Choi Sang-mok on Sunday announced a week-long mourning period over the tragedy. Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Plane crash in S. Korea

South Korean soldiers conduct an investigation on Dec. 30, 2024, near the wreckage of a Jeju Air passenger plane following its crash at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Korea, on Dec. 29.

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Plane crash in S. Korea

Photo taken on Dec. 30, 2024, shows wreckage of a Jeju Air passenger plane following its crash at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Korea, on Dec. 29.

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Plane crash in S. Korea

Photo taken on Dec. 30, 2024, shows wreckage of a Jeju Air passenger plane following its crash at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Korea, on Dec. 29.

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Plane crash in S. Korea

Photo taken on Dec. 30, 2024, shows wreckage of a Jeju Air passenger plane following its crash at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Korea, on Dec. 29.

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Plane crash in S. Korea

Photo taken on Dec. 30, 2024, in a gymnasium in Muan County, South Korea, shows people mourning those killed in a Jeju Air passenger plane crash at Muan International Airport on Dec. 29.

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Plane crash in S. Korea

Photo taken on Dec. 30, 2024, in a gymnasium in Muan County, South Korea, shows people mourning those killed in a Jeju Air passenger plane crash at Muan International Airport on Dec. 29.

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Plane crash in S. Korea

Photo taken on Dec. 30, 2024, in a gymnasium in Muan County, South Korea, shows people mourning those killed in a Jeju Air passenger plane crash at Muan International Airport on Dec. 29.

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Plane crash in S. Korea

Photo taken on Dec. 30, 2024, in a gymnasium in Muan County, South Korea, shows people mourning those killed in a Jeju Air passenger plane crash at Muan International Airport on Dec. 29.

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Plane crash in S. Korea

South Korean national flags are flown at half-staff at a South Korean government building in Seoul on Dec. 30, 2024, to mourn those killed in a Jeju Air passenger plane crash at Muan International Airport in the province of South Jeolla, South Korea, on Dec. 29.

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Plane crash in S. Korea

South Korean national flags are flown at half-staff at a South Korean government building in Seoul on Dec. 30, 2024, to mourn those killed in a Jeju Air passenger plane crash at Muan International Airport in the province of South Jeolla, South Korea, on Dec. 29.

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Plane crash kills 179 in S. Korea

Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2024, shows the wreckage of a passenger plane that skidded off a runway and crashed into a wall at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Korea. The Jeju Air flight, carrying 181 passengers and crew, belly-landed around 9 a.m. before making a large impact, with the National Fire Agency saying two of the crew were rescued.

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Plane crash kills 179 in S. Korea

Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2024, shows the charred wreckage of a passenger plane that skidded off a runway and crashed into a wall at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Korea. The Jeju Air flight, carrying 181 passengers and crew, belly-landed around 9 a.m. before making a large impact, with the National Fire Agency saying two of the crew were rescued.

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Plane crash kills 179 in S. Korea

Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2024, shows the wreckage of a passenger plane that skidded off a runway and crashed into a wall at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Korea. The Jeju Air flight, carrying 181 passengers and crew, belly-landed around 9 a.m. before making a large impact, with the National Fire Agency saying two of the crew were rescued.

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Plane crash kills 179 in S. Korea

Jeju Air CEO Kim E Bae (L) speaks at a press conference in Seoul on Dec. 29, 2024, after one of the airline's passenger planes crashed and burst into flames the same day, killing 179 people on board, at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Korea.

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Plane crash kills 179 in S. Korea

Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2024, shows the charred wreckage of a passenger plane that skidded off a runway and crashed into a wall at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Korea. The Jeju Air flight, carrying 181 passengers and crew, belly-landed around 9 a.m. before making a large impact, with the National Fire Agency saying two of the crew were rescued.

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Plane crash kills 179 in S. Korea

Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2024, shows the charred wreckage of a passenger plane that skidded off a runway and crashed into a wall at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Korea. The Jeju Air flight, carrying 181 passengers and crew, belly-landed around 9 a.m. before making a large impact, with the National Fire Agency saying two of the crew were rescued.

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Plane crash kills 179 in S. Korea

Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2024, shows the wreckage of a passenger plane that skidded off a runway and crashed into a wall at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Korea. The Jeju Air flight, carrying 181 passengers and crew, belly-landed around 9 a.m. before making a large impact, with the National Fire Agency saying two of the crew were rescued.

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Plane crash kills 179 in S. Korea

Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2024, shows the charred wreckage of a passenger plane that skidded off a runway and crashed into a wall at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Korea. The Jeju Air flight, carrying 181 passengers and crew, belly-landed around 9 a.m. before making a large impact, with the National Fire Agency saying two of the crew were rescued.

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Plane crash kills 179 in S. Korea

Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2024, shows the charred wreckage of a passenger plane that skidded off a runway and crashed into a wall at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Korea. The Jeju Air flight, carrying 181 passengers and crew, belly-landed around 9 a.m. before making a large impact, with the National Fire Agency saying two of the crew were rescued.

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Plane crash kills 179 in S. Korea

Family members and acquaintances of those who were aboard a passenger jet that crashed at Muan International Airport gather to hear South Jeolla Province Gov. Kim Yong Rok (L) speak in an airport lobby in Muan County in the province of South Korea on Dec. 29, 2024. The Jeju Air flight, carrying 181 passengers and crew, belly-landed around 9 a.m. before making a large impact, with the National Fire Agency saying two of the crew were rescued.

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Plane crash kills 179 in S. Korea

Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2024, shows the charred wreckage of a passenger plane that skidded off a runway and crashed into a wall at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Korea. The Jeju Air flight, carrying 181 passengers and crew, belly-landed around 9 a.m. before making a large impact, with the National Fire Agency saying two of the crew were rescued.

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Plane crash kills 179 in S. Korea

South Korean soldiers work near the wreckage of a passenger plane that skidded off a runway and slammed into a wall at Muan International Airport on Dec. 29, 2024, in Muan County in South Korea. The Jeju Air flight, carrying 181 passengers and crew, belly-landed around 9 a.m. before making a large impact, with the National Fire Agency saying two of the crew were rescued.

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Plane crash kills 179 in S. Korea

People watch a monitor at Gimpo airport in Seoul on Dec. 29, 2024, showing the news of a passenger plane crash that killed 179 people at Muan International Airport in Muan County in South Korea the same day.

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Plane crash kills 179 in S. Korea

Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2024, shows the charred wreckage of a passenger plane that skidded off a runway and crashed into a wall at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Korea. The Jeju Air flight, carrying 181 passengers and crew, belly-landed around 9 a.m. before making a large impact, with the National Fire Agency saying two of the crew were rescued.

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All 181 people aboard crashed S. Korean airplane believed killed, except 2 rescued

Choi Sang-mok (3rd R, front), acting president of South Korea, is pictured on his way to the site of an airplane crash at the Muan International Airport, some 290 km southwest of Seoul, South Korea, on December 29, 2024. Most of the people aboard a South Korean airplane that crashed at an airport in southwest South Korea on Sunday morning were believed to have been killed except two rescued, local fire authorities said. The passenger plane with 175 passengers, including 173 South Koreans and two Thais, as well as six flight attendants on board, crashed while attempting to land at the Muan International Airport, some 290 km southwest of the capital Seoul, at about 9:07 a.m. local time (0007 GMT). Photo by NEWSIS via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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All 181 people aboard crashed S. Korean airplane believed killed, except 2 rescued

This photo shows the site of an airplane crash at the Muan International Airport, some 290 km southwest of Seoul, South Korea, on December 29, 2024. Most of the people aboard a South Korean airplane that crashed at an airport in southwest South Korea on Sunday morning were believed to have been killed except two rescued, local fire authorities said. The passenger plane with 175 passengers, including 173 South Koreans and two Thais, as well as six flight attendants on board, crashed while attempting to land at the Muan International Airport, some 290 km southwest of the capital Seoul, at about 9:07 a.m. local time (0007 GMT). Photo by NEWSIS via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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All 181 people aboard crashed S. Korean airplane believed killed, except 2 rescued

Relatives of the victims in an airplane crash mourn at the Muan International Airport, some 290 km southwest of Seoul, South Korea, on December 29, 2024. Most of the people aboard a South Korean airplane that crashed at an airport in southwest South Korea on Sunday morning were believed to have been killed except two rescued, local fire authorities said. The passenger plane with 175 passengers, including 173 South Koreans and two Thais, as well as six flight attendants on board, crashed while attempting to land at the Muan International Airport, some 290 km southwest of the capital Seoul, at about 9:07 a.m. local time (0007 GMT). Photo by NEWSIS via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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All 181 people aboard crashed S. Korean airplane believed killed, except 2 rescued

Rescuers operate at the site of an airplane crash at the Muan International Airport, some 290 km southwest of Seoul, South Korea, on December 29, 2024. Most of the people aboard a South Korean airplane that crashed at an airport in southwest South Korea on Sunday morning were believed to have been killed except two rescued, local fire authorities said. The passenger plane with 175 passengers, including 173 South Koreans and two Thais, as well as six flight attendants on board, crashed while attempting to land at the Muan International Airport, some 290 km southwest of the capital Seoul, at about 9:07 a.m. local time (0007 GMT). Photo by NEWSIS via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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All 181 people aboard crashed S. Korean airplane believed killed, except 2 rescued

This photo shows the site of an airplane crash at an airport in Muan, southwest South Korea, on on December 29, 2024. All the 181 people aboard a South Korean airplane that crashed on Sunday at the country's southwestern airport were believed to have been killed except two rescued, multiple media outlets said citing the fire authorities. Photo by NEWSIS via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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All 181 people aboard crashed S. Korean airplane believed killed, except 2 rescued

Rescuers operate at the site of an airplane crash at an airport in Muan, southwest South Korea, on on December 29, 2024. At least 28 people were killed in an airplane crash that occurred on Sunday at an airport in southwest South Korea, according to Yonhap news agency and local broadcaster YTN. Photo by NEWSIS via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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All 181 people aboard crashed S. Korean airplane believed killed, except 2 rescued

This photo shows the site of an airplane crash at the Muan International Airport, some 290 km southwest of Seoul, South Korea, on December 29, 2024. Most of the people aboard a South Korean airplane that crashed at an airport in southwest South Korea on Sunday morning were believed to have been killed except two rescued, local fire authorities said. The passenger plane with 175 passengers, including 173 South Koreans and two Thais, as well as six flight attendants on board, crashed while attempting to land at the Muan International Airport, some 290 km southwest of the capital Seoul, at about 9:07 a.m. local time (0007 GMT). Photo by NEWSIS via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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All 181 people aboard crashed S. Korean airplane believed killed, except 2 rescued

This photo shows the site of an airplane crash at an airport in Muan, southwest South Korea, on on December 29, 2024. All the 181 people aboard a South Korean airplane that crashed on Sunday at the country's southwestern airport were believed to have been killed except two rescued, multiple media outlets said citing the fire authorities. Photo by NEWSIS via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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S. Korea PM nominee Lee gives farewell speech as province governor

South Korea's Prime Minister nominee Lee Nak Yon (L) and Takaaki Iwaki, vice governor of Japan's Kochi Prefecture, shake hands in Muan, South Korea, on May 12, 2017, as a farewell ceremony was held for Lee as governor of South Jeolla Province. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea PM nominee Lee gives farewell speech as province governor

South Korea's Prime Minister nominee Lee Nak Yon waves to officials of South Jeolla Province in Muan, South Korea, on May 12, 2017, after attending a farewell ceremony as the province's governor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea PM nominee Lee gives farewell speech as province governor

South Korea's Prime Minister nominee Lee Nak Yon delivers a farewell speech as governor of South Jeolla Province in Muan, South Korea, on May 12, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo