Aftermath of heavy rain in S. Korea Park Chan-dae, a candidate of the ruling Democratic Party's leadership race, cleans at a furniture department store in the southwestern city of Gwangju on July 21,

Torrential rains in South Korea over five days have caused 17 deaths and left 11 people missing, officials report.

Heavy rains in South Korea have killed at least four people and forced over 1,300 to evacuate. Three people were found dead Thursday in a submerged car, a stream, and a flooded basement.