Cars were submerged at a bus station in South Korea on Tuesday (August 11) following one of the country's worst monsoon seasons in its history. <br /><br />Footage from Gwangju province shows muddy brown water covering vehicles and almost reaching the top of trees after overflowing from the city's river. <br /><br />The country's longest monsoon in seven years has triggered landslides and widespread flooding leading to more than 5,000 people being evacuated.<br /><br />Shocking footage from the weekend shows the city's river transformed into a raging torrent as it passes under the Taepyeong bridge, with nearby roads covered and water levels almost reaching the top of lampposts. <br /><br />While cars were covered by muddy brown water and the entrances to nearby homes were blocked. <br /><br />The Ministry of the Interior and Safety said that at least 30 people had died and 12 people are still missing as tropical cyclone Jangmi continued the deluge.<br /><br />A landslide alert had been issued to its highest level by the country's forestry agency in every region except for the island Jeju. <br /><br />On Friday five homes were buried from a mountain behind a village in Gokseong, South Jeolla province, killing five people in a landslide. Three men were saved.<br /><br />The country's previous longest monsoon rainy spell lasted for 49 days in 2013. The present weather forecast predicts that this year's monsoon may last longer.
