Seventeen dead and 11 missing after torrential rain in South Korea

Damaged vehicles are seen after heavy rains in Gapyeong, South Korea (Shim Min-kyu/Yonhap/AP)

Torrential rain that battered South Korea for five days has left 17 people dead and 11 others missing, the government has said.

One person was killed on Sunday after their house collapsed during heavy rain and another person was found dead after being swept away by a swollen stream in Gapyeong, a town north-east of Seoul, the Interior and Safety Ministry said.