hello. in south korea at least 37 people are known to have died after flash flooding triggered landslides and power cuts. rescuers have continued their search for people thought to have been trapped in their vehicles in a flooded tunnel. nine bodies have been recovered so far. from the south korean capital seoul, here s yuna ku. another devastating summer in south korea. days of torrential rain have caused landslides, flash flooding and a considerable loss of life and livelihoods. in the city of cheongju rescuers are trying to reach people trapped in their vehicles in a flooded tunnel after water poured into the underpass so quickly they could not escape. 15 vehicles and dozens of people are known to be trapped inside. translation: we are trying our best
are known to be trapped inside. translation: we are trying our best right now but it s difficult because the site is covered in mud. relatives of those who are still missing anxiously await news. in a video link with officials, the president called for the mobilisation of the military and police to prevent further casualties. experts point out that the weather has become increasingly unpredictable and extreme. in the last few days, most of the concerns were focused on rescue efforts but there have been growing concerns and calls on government to be better prepared of ill weather in this country. thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes and downpours are predicted to continue for the coming days. yuna ku, bbc news, seoul. the extreme heat is continuing in parts of the northern hemisphere. in southern europe, a second
could indeed put at risk the unity of the alliance that is supporting ukraine with the keep you posted on that as well. ukraine with the keep you posted on that as well. protests have been taking place in the south korean capital seoul overjapan s planned release of treated radioactive water from the wrecked fukushima nuclear plant. the head of the un s nuclear watchdog, rafael grossi who is in seoul has endorsed the plan, but surveys in south korea indicate overwhelming public opposition to the release. the plant was severely damaged in 2011 after being struck by a tsunami. the south korean government has said it respects the un body s conclusion that the discharge of waste water, from the plant onjapan s east coast, will be largely safe. 0ur asia pacific editor, michael bristow has more from seoul. outside the japanese embassy in the capital of south korea, seoul, and you can see here an opposition politician is on hunger strike. it is her 13th day, and essentially she has prot
there s a difference between the south korean government on one hand and the scientists who the one hand say that the plan to release water from the fukishima nuclear plant is safe and on the other hand, there is the public here, the general public in south korea. four out of five people an opinion poll suggests are opposed to the release of water. rafael grossi is here in the capital of south korea to try and convince those people that it is actually safe to release this water. he is trying to convince people like the opposition politician behind me, she has been sitting outside the japanese embassy where i am at the moment for the last 13 days. she is on hunger strike. she is taking water but she hasn t eaten for 13 days. she said she will continue doing that until the japanese abandon their plan not to release this contaminated water. so her protest and the other protests around the capital and indeed around south korea, particularly in cities where there is a big fishing community,
protests have been taking place in the south korean capital seoul overjapan s planned release of treated radioactive water from the wrecked fukushima nuclear plant. the head of the un s nuclear watchdog, rafael grossi is in seoul to try and calm fears, after he endorsed the plan. the plant was severely damaged in 2011 after being struck by a tsunami. some scientists and activists have opposed the release of the water due to concerns on the impact of the ocean bed and marine life. seoul has said it respects the un body s conclusion that the discharge of wastewater from the fukushima plant will be largely safe. 0ur asia pacific editor, michael bristow has more. 0utside outside the japanese embassy in the capital of south korea, seoul, and you can see here an opposition politician is on hunger strike. it is her 13th day and essentially she has protested about the release of contaminated water from the nuclear