{
  "id": 1603195,
  "title": "Over 2,500 damage cases reported due to heavy rain in southeastern region",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/over-2-500-damage-cases-reported-due-to-heavy-rain-in-southeastern-1603195",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T01:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/environment-animals/20260818/over-2500-damage-cases-reported-due-to-heavy-rain-in-southeastern-region"
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  "account": "Over 2,500 damage cases have been reported in the southeastern region due to heavy rainfall, authorities reported on Tuesday. As of 6 a.m. Tuesday, 2,574 reports had been filed, covering issues such as home and road inundation, and fallen trees, according to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters. The rainfall occurred from Saturday, affecting South Gyeongsang Province and neighboring areas.\n\nRescue operations were responsible for 162 of the reported cases. By Monday, one fatality and four injuries had been recorded, both related to a landslide that struck an apartment complex in Geoje the previous day. The incident resulted in two injuries. Over 560 people were evacuated due to the heavy rains, impacting the southeastern province, neighboring Busan city, and southern Jeju island. Of the evacuees, 316 have since returned home, while 248 are still unable to do so.\n\nDamage cases also included power outages and disruptions to the water supply. From midnight Friday to 5 a.m. Tuesday, cumulative precipitation in Geoje reached 956.1 millimeters.",
  "summary": "More than 2,500 damage cases have been reported due to record-breaking downpours in the southeastern region, authorities said Tuesday. A total of 2,574 reports had been filed as of 6 a.m. Tuesday over cases including home and road inundation and toppled trees, as the heavy rain battered South Gyeongsang Province and neighboring regions from Saturday, according to the Central Disaster and Safety…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Over 2,500 damage cases reported due to heavy rain in southeastern region",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/over-2-500-damage-cases-reported-due-to-heavy-rain-in-southeastern-1603683",
        "published": "2026-08-18T00:40:34.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Over 2,500 damage cases reported due to heavy rain in southeastern region",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/over-2-500-damage-cases-reported-due-to-heavy-rain-in-southeastern",
        "published": "2026-08-18T01:12:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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