Thousands of rescuers dug through thick mud for survivors of deadly landslides and flooding as South Korea's military warned of the threat of buried land mines.

WALLS of mud barreling down a hill buried 10 college students sleeping in a resort cabin as flash floods submerged the streets and subway stations in Seoul, killing at least 36 people in South Korea.

HUNDREDS of prostitutes and their pimps protested on the streets of Chuncheon in South Korea yesterday, seeking a reversal on new anti-prostitution laws which they argue will damage their livelihoods.