

One person was killed and at least four others remained missing Monday when a bus in which they were riding in was swept away in rain-caused floodwaters in this southern coastal city, police said.

The bus, believed to be carrying up to six people, was swamped in flooded streams and stalled on a flooded bridge in Changwon, located some 400 kilometers southeast of Seoul, they said.

The body of the female victim, believed to be in her 30's or 40's, was recovered from the bus at around 2:50 p.m., police said.

Police and fire officials said that a rescue operation was ongoing but they were having difficulty entering the bus due to fast-moving streams.

Rains of up to 270.5 millimeters fell in Changwon as of 4:00 p.m., according to weather officials. (Yonhap)