Drainage work is under way in a flooded underpass in Osong, North Chungcheong Province on July 17. [Photo by Yonhap]Heavy downpours over the weekend left at least 35 people dead in the central region of South Korea, safety authorities said on Sunday.The extreme downpours, despite having been forecast, left a trail of destruction across the country, causing floods and landslides due to inadequate response from local governments and administrative authorities. The accidents have also revealed the true face of the backwardness of the country's disaster prevention infrastructure.

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