President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday ordered the use of all available resources and policy measures, including designating special disaster zones, to address the effects of heavy downpours that killed at least 40 people and left nine others missing. Additionally, the government launched an inspection into the response to the deadly flooding of an underground roadway in the central town of Osong, which has claimed 13 lives. South Korea will also be hosting the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition in October, and the National Assembly Committee approved a bill to increase the punishment for infanticide and body abandonment.
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