South Korea rains: week's death toll rises to 11 with more missing

Northern parts of the country hit on Sunday morning, according to authorities, after some of the heaviest hourly rainfall on record At least one person was killed and five were missing in heavy downpours in South Korea, officials said, amid heavy rain, flooding and landslides, bringing the death toll to 11 from torrential rains that have lashed the country for a week. Close to 170mm of rain hit Gapyeong county in Gyeonggi province, 70km east of Seoul, early on Sunday, said disaster authorities.