2023 South Korea floods
Many people were badly hurt when torrential rains caused landslides and the overflow of a dam in North Chungcheong. This caused the evacuation of over 9,200 homes and over 14,400 people across South Korea. On 17 July, the Yonhap News Agency reported that 628 public buildings and 317 private houses and businesses were damaged by the heavy rain. According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, over  of farmland were damaged or flooded and 693,000 livestock were killed. Several cultural heritage sites were also damaged. These include Gongsanseong Fortress and Mungyeong Saejae.