Thousands evacuated, with numbers set to rise as dam overflows amid third day of torrential rain

Twenty-two people have died, 14 are missing and thousands have been evacuated as a third day of torrential rain causes landslides in South Korea.

The downpours caused a major dam in North Chungcheong province to overflow.

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