Tropical storm Mitag has killed four people and forced more than 1,500 others to evacuate in South Korea.

South Korea's Meteorological Administration says the storm landed in South Jeolla Province on Wednesday afternoon. It moved across the peninsula and headed out to the Sea of Japan at around 6:00 a.m., local time, on Thursday.

The storm brought more than 500 millimeters of rainfall to the southern part of the country.

Officials say at least four people died, including a woman in her 70s who was swept away in a drainage channel in North Gyeongsang Province. Four other people were injured and two are still missing.

A mudslide derailed a sightseeing train in the province. The Yonhap news agency says no casualties were reported.

More than 100 houses and buildings have been flooded. South Koreans are busy dealing with the damage caused by the storm.

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