Nine bodies recovered from flooded underpass in South Korea

Rescue workers fished out nine bodies from a flooded underpass in the South Korean city of Cheongiu where vehicles, including a bus, are still trapped after flood water gushed into the tunnel.

Several of the bodies were recovered from inside a bus stuck inside the tunnel.

Though the exact number of people trapped inside varies, South Korean authorities estimate at least 15 vehicles are submerged in the underpass which flooded after the embankment of a nearby river broke in the downpour.

Nine survivors were rescued on Saturday just after the incident.

They managed to save themselves by clinging to the sides of the guard rails around the tunnel.