Seven people have died after being trapped in an underground car park during flooding caused by Typhoon Hanmunor in South Korea.
They went down to unload their cars but were caught in the oncoming torrent.
Crews said they rescued two people, who reportedly survived by clinging to roof pipes for more than 12 hours.
Typhoon Hanamanor, the strongest typhoon so far this year, hit South Korea earlier this week.
Rescue workers had to wade through meters of brown water to get into the basement, which was almost completely submerged on Tuesday night.
According to news site Yonhap, all nine people were residents of the apartment building who were asked by the management office to remove their cars from the car park on Tuesday morning.
The survivors – a man in his 30s and a woman in her 50s – are said to be in stable condition.
President Yoon Suk-yol expressed his grief over the sinking, calling it a “disaster”.
He said that I could not sleep last night because of this tragedy.
He added that he had designated the city a special disaster zone, and would travel to the area later on Wednesday.
Pohang, the city where the tragedy took place, is among the worst hit in the country. In one area, a seaside hotel collapsed on its foundations during the storm. Resort operators told the BBC that no guests were injured.
At least 10 people are now dead as a result of Typhoon Hanmanor, which lashed South Korea’s southern and eastern coasts on Monday and Tuesday, bringing strong surf, gale-force winds and heavy rain.
Several other cities in the south – including Busan and Ulsan – are also dealing with debris from the storm, which has washed away roads, broken building windows and flattened trees.
South Korea – like many countries in East Asia – has endured heavy rains as well as record temperatures in the past few months.
In early August, it recorded widespread rainfall that flooded cities, including the capital Seoul. Such flooding killed at least eight people, including three people who were living in basement apartments.
