A South Korean special counsel team said Monday that it has summoned former President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning over election meddling charges.

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya on Monday expressed condolences to the victims of recent heavy rains in South Korea, the Japanese Embassy in Seoul said. Iwaya sent a condolence message to Foreign Minister Cho Hyun after heavy rains and landslides ravaged the country last week,

South Korea has been battered by torrential rains for the past five days, leaving at least 17 people dead and 11 missing.View on euronews

According to local authorities, homes have collapsed, cars and campsites have been swept away, and farmlands have been severely damaged

Amid heavy rain, a 10-meter-high retaining wall of the overpass at Gajang intersection in the city of Osan, 52 kilometers south of Seoul, collapsed onto a road at around 7:04 p.m., burying one vehicle under the debris.

South Korea’s emergency authorities have issued a nationwide alert ahead of what could be one of the most intense rain events of this summer monsoon season. As

After a brief pause, Korea’s summer monsoon is set to roar back starting Wednesday, bringing days of heavy rain, flooding risks and a short reprieve from the blistering heat.