S.Korea: rescuers battle to reach people trapped in flooded tunnel

Rescuers battled to reach people trapped in a flooded tunnel Sunday in South Korea, where at least 33 people have died and 10 are missing after heavy rains caused flooding and landslides.

The interior ministry reported that 33 people had been killed and another 10 were missing in the heavy downpours, mostly buried by landslides or after falling into a flooded reservoir.

Rescue workers were still struggling to reach more than 10 cars trapped in a 430-metre underground tunnel in Cheongju. As of Sunday, seven bodies have been recovered from the tunnel and divers were working around the clock searching for more victims.