Torrential rains in South Korea left five dead and missing persons

At least five people have died and various are missing by the torrential rains that hit on Monday, August 25 the regions of southeastern South Korea and even forced tostop a nuclear reactor, local authorities said.

Heavy rains, which came to accumulate up to 130 millimeters per hour in the port city of Busan, ended with the life of a woman of about 50 years old and a teenage girl,whose car was submerged in a tunnel, according to emergency services.

Heavy rain at the southeast of the country have also caused landslides, floods of homes, suspension of public transport routes and even the partial stopping of a nuclear power plant.