Landslide Strikes Apartment First Floor in Geoje, Leaving 1 Dead and 2 Rescued

A landslide occurred near an apartment complex in Okpo-dong, Geoje, Gyeongsangnam-do, crashing into the first floor of an apartment building.

The landslide took place at around 4:42 AM today (the 17th).

Dispatched police and fire rescue personnel rescued two residents from the buried first-floor unit.

Another resident was subsequently rescued in a state of cardiac arrest and transported to a hospital, but was later pronounced dead.

Geoje has experienced torrential rainfall exceeding 700 mm over the three-day Liberation Day holiday.

In particular, extreme downpours of more than 400 mm poured down from last night through the early hours of today, causing damage in various areas.

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