Over 2,500 damage cases reported due to heavy rain in southeastern region

More than 2,500 damage cases have been reported due to record-breaking downpours in the southeastern region, authorities said Tuesday. A total of 2,574 reports had been filed as of 6 a.m. Tuesday over cases including home and road inundation and toppled trees, as the heavy rain battered South Gyeongsang Province and neighboring regions from Saturday, according to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters. Rescue operations accounted for 162 of the cases. As of Monday, one pers