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Tour Bus Passenger Stuck in Window... 17 Injured After Swerving to Avoid Cut-in A series of traffic accidents occurred today , which was a holiday. In Yeongwol, Gangwon Province, a tour bus crashed into a retaining wall and overturned, injuring 17 passengers. SBS Aug 17, 2026 8:08 AM

Easier Access: Family Members Will Be Able to Proxy-View Dementia Medical Records Medical records for dementia treatment will become accessible through proxy viewing. SBS Aug 17, 2026 7:38 AM

Smartphone Use Banned Even Outside of Class... Will 'Phone-Free Schools' Increase? Starting from the first semester of this year, the use of smartphones by students has been banned during classes in elementary, middle, and high schools nationwide. SBS Aug 17, 2026 7:30 AM

"Even Disposed Assets Will Be Recovered"... Pro-Japanese Property Committee Revived After 16 Years A legal body tasked with investigating and recovering the properties of pro-Japanese anti-national collaborators is being revived after 16 years. SBS Aug 17, 2026 6:32 AM

National Fire Mobilization Order Lifted... Drought Worries Ease, But Challenges Remain While some areas, including Geoje, experienced heavy rain damage due to a sudden surge in precipitation, most regions received much-needed rain that helped alleviate prolonged drought concerns. SBS Aug 17, 2026 6:10 AM

Today's Major News 1. Torrential Rain of Over 100mm per Hour Hits Geoje; Successive Damage in Jeonnam and Gwangju Overnight, heavy downpours exceeding 100mm per hour slammed Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, prompting evacuation orders for residents. SBS Aug 17, 2026 6:05 AM

Geoje Hit by Torrential Rain of 100 mm per Hour; Emergency Evacuation Issued Across Region According to the city of Geoje, emergency disaster text messages warning of landslide and river overflow risks were dispatched across the entire city at around 2:10 AM today, urging all citizens to promptly evacuate to safe areas. SBS Aug 17, 2026 4:35 AM

Emergency Disaster Alert Issued for Geoje, Gyeongsangnam-do, Amid Heavy Rain: "Secure Safety Immediately" ▲ Heavy Rain (The photo above is unrelated to the contents of the article.) As t… SBS Aug 17, 2026 3:16 AM

Landslide Risks Rise Amid Torrential Rains in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province... "Evacuate to Safe Areas" ▲ Heavy rain (The photo above is not related to the content of this article.) As… SBS Aug 17, 2026 3:16 AM

Gyeongnam Sees Up to 125.5 mm of Heavy Rain; Drought Relief Followed by Successive Damage Up to 125.5 mm of heavy rain poured across the Gyeongnam region yesterday . Among major locations, Geumnam in Hadong recorded the highest cumulative precipitation at 125.5 mm. SBS Aug 17, 2026 12:51 AM