At least 14 people have died in floods and landslides caused by days of torrential rain in South Korea, the country's disaster management office has said, BBC reported.

There are fears the death toll could rise as emergency rescue efforts continue, with 12 people reported missing.

Footage showed people wading through thick mud in the landslide-hit resort town of Gapyeong on Sunday as they made their way across a damaged bridge to evacuation shelters.

Further south, an entire village was covered with earth and debris following a landslide in the central Chungcheon region, according to video footage from Saturday, according to BBC.