(2nd LD) underground tunnel-flooding(2nd LD) 9 dead in underground tunnel flooding in Osong(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES throughout with more info) CHEONGJU, South Korea, July 16 (Yonhap) -- Rescue workers have recovered eight bodies from a flooded underground tunnel in the central town of Osong on Sunday, bringing the total death toll from the incident to nine, officials said, as they battled to reach submerged cars due to flash floods caused by heavy rainfall. The 685-meter-long underground roadway was flooded in Osong, North Chungcheong Province, Saturday, when a nearby river overflowed after a river embankment was brought down by rising water levels due to heavy rain.

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