South Korea’s death toll from destructive rainstorm and floods grows to 40

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, fourth from left, looks around a flood damaged area in Yecheon, South Korea (Jin Sung-chul/Yonhap via AP)

Heavy downpours have lashed South Korea for a ninth day as rescue workers struggled to search for survivors in landslides, buckled homes and swamped vehicles.

At least 40 people have died, 34 others are injured and more than 10,000 people have had to evacuate from their homes since July 9, when heavy rain started pounding the country.