South Korea’s Yoon vows climate action amid deadly rains
By DW
18 July 2023 |
7:00 am
President Yoon Suk Yeol called for a complete overhaul of the country's approach to extreme weather caused by climate change, as rescue workers continued to search for survivors in the Cheongju underpass.
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