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Emergency workers conduct a search after landslides and heavy rain in Yecheon-gun, South Korea's Gyeongsangbuk-do province. EPA
Emergency workers conduct a search after landslides and heavy rain in Yecheon-gun, South Korea's Gyeongsangbuk-do province. EPA
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17 July, 2023