호우 피해로 나흘간 15명 사망, 11명 실종,... 문 대통령 "지나치다 싶을 정도의 예방조치 주문"<br /><br />Damage from the torrential downpours in South Korea's central region and Seoul this week has so far left 15 dead and 11 others missing as of Tuesday.<br />The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters says more than 1-thousand people were forced to leave their homes over the past five days alone.<br />With sporadic heavy rain continuing, many low-lying bridges and roadways in Seoul and surrounding areas are still closed for both pedestrians and drivers and operations of six railway lines have been halted.<br />President Moon Jae-in has urged relevant ministries to take preventive measures to the "extent that could be seen as excessive."<br />He also asked related ministry officials to put their best efforts to prevent additional casualties by closing off areas.<br />