Seven drown in flooded South Korean car park
President Yoon Suk-yeol expressed his grief over the drownings, calling it a "disaster".He added that he had designated the city a special disaster zone, and would travel to the region later on Wednesday.
Pohang, the city where the tragedy occurred, has suffered the worst damage across the country. In one area, a beachside hotel collapsed on its foundations during the storm. The resort operators told the BBC no guests had been injured.At least 10 people have now died in South Korea as a result of Typhoon Hinnamnor, which swept the country's southern and eastern coasts on Monday and Tuesday, driving huge surf, gale-force winds and heavy rain.
South Korea - like many countries in East Asia - has over the past few months endured extreme rains as well as record temperatures. In early August, it recorded massive downpours which flooded cities, including the capital Seoul. Such floods killed at least eight people, including three who were living in basement apartments.South Korea's Banjiha apartments: 'I have nowhere else to go'
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