My car is being swept away Man s last phone call to wife in flood hit South Korea province
‘My car is being swept away’: Man’s last phone call to wife in flood-hit South Korea province
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alt="epa12242174 A man walks holding an umbrella on a trail along the Hongje Stream following torrential rain that hit the region in Seodaemun Ward, Seoul, South Korea, 17 July 2025. EPA/YONHAP SOUTH KOREA OUT"/>A man walks holding an umbrella on a trail along the Hongje Stream following torrential rain that hit the region in Seoul on July 17.
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South KoreaSEOUL - A man in his 50s was found dead on the morning of July 17 inside a submerged vehicle in Seosan, South Korea’s South Chungcheong Province, hours after he called his wife to tell her that the car is being swept away in record-breaking torrential rain.
The victim and his car were discovered by the rescue authorities of the city at around 6.15am (5.15am, Singapore time). He was moved to the nearby Seosan Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Officials received a report about submerged cars in the Seoknam-dong district of Seosan at around 3.59am.
They rescued three people from one vehicle at around 5.14am and got to the victim’s car an hour later, which was too late to save him.
It was reported that the victim had called her wife and told her, “the car is being swept away”.
Police and rescue officials of the city are conducting further investigations into the accident.
As much as 114.9mm of rain per hour had poured on the South Chungcheong Provincial city, between the night of July 16 and the early hours of July 17. In Seosan, the hardest-hit area, as much as 344mm of rain has fallen, reported Yonhap news outlet, quoting weather officials.
It added that other areas in
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