1. Heavy Rain Exceeding 900mm Pounds Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, Over Two Days; Landslide Leaves Three Casualties

More than 900 millimeters of torrential rain battered Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, over a two-day period. A landslide struck an apartment building, leaving one person dead and two others injured.

2. Roads Paralyzed and Homes Flooded; Up to 60mm of Additional Rain Forecasted Through Today

Heavy rainfall exceeding 450 millimeters poured down in Tongyeong and Busan yesterday (the 17th), paralyzing roads and triggering a wave of home inundations. With up to 60 millimeters of additional rain forecasted for the southern coast of South Gyeongsang Province through today, concerns over further damage persist.

3. Kim Min-seok Elected New Democratic Party Leader; Pro-Chung Faction Dominates Supreme Council

Representative Kim Min-seok has been elected as the new leader of the Democratic Party. Representatives Choe Min-hee, Lee Seong-yun, and Han Min-su of the pro-Chung faction, along with Representatives Park Sun-won and Seo Mi-hwa of the pro-Lee faction, won seats on the Supreme Council, while Kim Yong, an aide to President Lee Jae-myung, failed to secure a seat.

4. Trump Says Kim Jong-un Responded; Claims South Korea Refused Request to Support Iran Operations

Following his instruction to scale back South Korea-U.S. joint military drills, U.S. President Trump stated that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had responded to his call for North Korea-U.S. dialogue. He also reiterated that South Korea rejected requests to participate in denuclearization efforts regarding Iran, stepping up pressure on the South Korean government.