Summary: South Korea’s Central Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters reported on the 18th local time that as of 18:00 that day, continuous heavy rainfall caused 44 people to be killed and 6 people missing in South Korea. A total of 13,459 people from 8,584 households were transferred, and 5,685 of them still failed to return home.
South Korea’s Central Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters reported on the 18th local time that as of 18:00 that day, continuous heavy rainfall caused 44 people to be killed and 6 people missing in South Korea. A total of 13,459 people, 5,685 of whom have still not returned home.
According to Yonhap News Agency, affected by the heavy rain, 912 public facilities and 574 private facilities in South Korea were damaged due to disasters; the area of crops affected reached 31,064,700 hectares, and 644,000 livestock died.
The Ministry of National Defense of South Korea stated on the 18th that since the 15th, the South Korean military has invested more than 22,000 officers and soldiers in emergency rescue and disaster relief, using more than 540 pieces of equipment. The Air Force dispatched an aviation rescue team to the scene of the flooding accident in the Wusong underground driveway, and also provided rescue services for the landslide accident in the Liquan area; the Army established a “storm disaster recovery combat working group” to coordinate the intensive deployment of special forces and equipment to large-scale disaster-affected areas .
South Korean President Yoon Seok-yue said at the state affairs meeting on the same day that follow-up measures will be promoted quickly, special disaster areas will be designated as soon as possible, and corresponding policies will be introduced to prevent additional losses.
South Korea’s “Asian Economy” quoted the Korean Meteorological Agency’s forecast that from the 19th to the 20th, the south coast, central and southern regions that have been hit by strong monsoon rainfall will usher in a new round of heavy rains, and the hard-hit southern Chungcheong region may suffer two In this disaster, the maximum rainfall on the south coast can reach 400 mm, the maximum rainfall in the south of Chungcheong can reach 300 mm, and the maximum rainfall in Jeju Island can reach 500 mm.
According to observations, the rainy season in South Korea may continue until next week.
Original title: Heavy rain in South Korea killed 44 people, some disaster areas may be hit by a new round of heavy rainfall
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2023-07-19 00:36:18
