South Korea Assailed by Floods, Landslides (Photos)

Heavy rains hit South Korea, with mass flooding in and around Seoul. Yonhap news agency say 36 people have died.
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South Korea Assailed by Floods, Landslides (Photos)
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/119917849.jpg" alt="Two vehicles are turned over after a landslide caused by torrential rain storm hit the capital city on July 27, 2011 in Seoul, South Korea. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)" title="Two vehicles are turned over after a landslide caused by torrential rain storm hit the capital city on July 27, 2011 in Seoul, South Korea. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1800194"/></a>
Two vehicles are turned over after a landslide caused by torrential rain storm hit the capital city on July 27, 2011 in Seoul, South Korea. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Heavy rains have assailed South Korea, prompting mass flooding in Seoul and its surrounding areas on Tuesday night and Wednesday. At least 36 people have been killed, according to the Yonhap news agency.

The recent downpours are considered the worst in nearly a century, causing landslides, power outages, as well as mass floods.

Among those killed by rain-triggered landslides include 11 students and staff at Inha University in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, reported the Korea Times.

<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/119913895.jpg" alt="A car drives through a flooded street after heavy rain in central Seoul on July 27, 2011. (Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images)" title="A car drives through a flooded street after heavy rain in central Seoul on July 27, 2011. (Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1800196"/></a>
A car drives through a flooded street after heavy rain in central Seoul on July 27, 2011. (Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images)

<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/119917861.jpg" alt="Residents look out at the flood water after a torrential rain storm hit the capital city on July 27, 2011 in Seoul, South Korea. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)" title="Residents look out at the flood water after a torrential rain storm hit the capital city on July 27, 2011 in Seoul, South Korea. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1800198"/></a>
Residents look out at the flood water after a torrential rain storm hit the capital city on July 27, 2011 in Seoul, South Korea. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/119917829.jpg" alt="A South Korean woman looks out at the flood water after a torrential rain storm hit the capital city on July 27, 2011 in Seoul. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)" title="A South Korean woman looks out at the flood water after a torrential rain storm hit the capital city on July 27, 2011 in Seoul. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1800200"/></a>
A South Korean woman looks out at the flood water after a torrential rain storm hit the capital city on July 27, 2011 in Seoul. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/119917840.jpg" alt="A vehicles is crushed by trees after a landslide caused by torrential rain storm hit the capital city on July 27, 2011 in Seoul. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)" title="A vehicles is crushed by trees after a landslide caused by torrential rain storm hit the capital city on July 27, 2011 in Seoul. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1800202"/></a>
A vehicles is crushed by trees after a landslide caused by torrential rain storm hit the capital city on July 27, 2011 in Seoul. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/119917822.jpg" alt="A woman cleans up in the aftermath of a torrential rain storm hit the capital city on July 27, 2011 in Seoul, South Korea. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)" title="A woman cleans up in the aftermath of a torrential rain storm hit the capital city on July 27, 2011 in Seoul, South Korea. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1800204"/></a>
A woman cleans up in the aftermath of a torrential rain storm hit the capital city on July 27, 2011 in Seoul, South Korea. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/119917826.jpg" alt="South Korean soldiers begin the clean-up in the aftermath of a torrential rain storm that hit the capital city on July 27, 2011 in Seoul. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)" title="South Korean soldiers begin the clean-up in the aftermath of a torrential rain storm that hit the capital city on July 27, 2011 in Seoul. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1800206"/></a>
South Korean soldiers begin the clean-up in the aftermath of a torrential rain storm that hit the capital city on July 27, 2011 in Seoul. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/119910859.jpg" alt="Cars drive through a flooded street after heavy rain in central Seoul on July 27, 2011. (Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images)" title="Cars drive through a flooded street after heavy rain in central Seoul on July 27, 2011. (Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1800208"/></a>
Cars drive through a flooded street after heavy rain in central Seoul on July 27, 2011. (Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images)

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