1 person missing, over 450 facilities damaged due to heavy downpours

Heavy monsoon rains that battered South Korea have left one person missing while damaging over 450 facilities, authorities said Friday.

A search was still under way as of 5 a.m. for a man in his 70s, who was reportedly swept away Thursday in a stream in Yeongju in the southeastern province of North Gyeongsang, according to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters.

The downpours had prompted 758 people to temporarily evacuate across the nation as of 5 a.m. Friday, particularly