SOUTH KOREA-HEAVY RAINS-DEATH TOLL

SOUTH KOREA-HEAVY RAINS-DEATH TOLL

(230716) -- SEOUL, July 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A rescuer and a sniffer dog are in operation at a site of landslide in the county of Yecheon, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, on July 16, 2023. The Death toll from the torrential rains over the past week in South Korea rose to 33, while 10 others were missing, relevant authorities said on Sunday. According to the central disaster and safety countermeasure headquarters, 33 people had been found dead in southeastern North Gyeongsang province and central Chungcheong province. (NEWSIS via Xinhua)

SOUTH KOREA-HEAVY RAINS-DEATH TOLL

SOUTH KOREA-HEAVY RAINS-DEATH TOLL

(230716) -- SEOUL, July 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A rescuer takes a rest while in operation in the county of Yecheon, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, on July 16, 2023. The Death toll from the torrential rains over the past week in South Korea rose to 33, while 10 others were missing, relevant authorities said on Sunday. According to the central disaster and safety countermeasure headquarters, 33 people had been found dead in southeastern North Gyeongsang province and central Chungcheong province. (NEWSIS via Xinhua)

SOUTH KOREA-HEAVY RAINS-DEATH TOLL

SOUTH KOREA-HEAVY RAINS-DEATH TOLL

(230716) -- SEOUL, July 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A rescuer and a sniffer dog are in operation at a site of landslide in the county of Yecheon, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, on July 16, 2023. The Death toll from the torrential rains over the past week in South Korea rose to 33, while 10 others were missing, relevant authorities said on Sunday. According to the central disaster and safety countermeasure headquarters, 33 people had been found dead in southeastern North Gyeongsang province and central Chungcheong province. (NEWSIS via Xinhua)

SOUTH KOREA-HEAVY RAINS-DEATH TOLL

SOUTH KOREA-HEAVY RAINS-DEATH TOLL

(230715) -- SEOUL, July 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A collapsed road is seen in Yecheon county of North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, July 15, 2023. Heavy rains in South Korea had left at least seven people dead, three missing and seven others injured, Yonhap news agency said Saturday citing relevant authorities. (NEWSIS via Xinhua)

S.Korea confirms 1st case of bird flu in 6 months

STORY: S.Korea confirms 1st case of bird flu in 6 months DATELINE: Oct. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of disinfectant workers in protective white uniforms at disinfection post (courtesy of Yonhap TV) 2. various of infected farm (courtesy of Yonhap TV) 3. various of disinfectant workers in protective clothing and face masks, shuttling and burying dead ducks (courtesy of Yonhap TV) STORYLINE: South Korea on Wednesday confirmed the first case of bird flu at a duck farm in around six months, the agriculture ministry said. The highly pathogenic avian influenza case was confirmed at the duck farm in the southeastern county of Yecheon, about 160 km southeast of the capital Seoul, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. The latest case of bird flu was reported here in April this year. Precautionary measures to prevent the H5N1 virus spread were underway, including the culling of some 9,800 ducks raised at the farm, the entrance control