On the 10th, when a reinforced soil retaining wall collapsed along Secheon in Jungbok-ri, Ganghyeon-myeon, Yangyang-gun, Gangwon-do blocked the Secheon stream and flooded the surrounding roads, Yangyang-gun put heavy equipment into restoration work. yunhap news
As Typhoon No. 6 ‘Kanun’ poured out water bombs, flood damage to roads and houses continued in Yeongdong areas such as Sokcho and Yangyang in Gangwon Province on the 10th. The Gangwon-do Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters evacuated residents of Gyeongpo-dong and Wangsan-myeon of Gangneung City, Jinbu-myeon of Pyeongchang-gun, and Nam-myeon of Jeongseon-gun, which are highly concerned about landslides. Due to the heavy rain that accompanied the typhoon, areas in Sokcho City, such as Joyang, Dongmyeong, Cheongho, Daepo, and Gyo-dong, were flooded this afternoon. Sokcho City announced that as of 4:00 p.m. on the same day, 68 places including 29 houses, 21 shops, 17 roads and 1 parking lot were flooded. Sewerage pipes in seven places, including the Daepo-dong area, flowed backwards, and landslides occurred in two places, including Oeongchi in Sokcho. A record-breaking 91.3mm of heavy rain fell in the Sokcho area at 3:05 p.m. There were also damages such as river flooding. Around 11:30 a.m. on the same day, as Bokgolcheon in Ganghyeon-myeon, Yangyang-gun, Gangwon-do overflowed, residents evacuated to safe places such as the town hall. Gangneung City guided residents to evacuate when Jeongdongjincheon overflowed. The water level in Namdaecheon, Gangneung, rose rapidly, and a text message was sent to refrain from passing. The risk of landslides is also increasing. Kang Yeong-gwan, head of the forest disaster safety department at the Eastern Regional Forest Service, said, “Wangsan-myeon of Gangneung-si, Jinbu-myeon of Pyeongchang-gun, and Nam-myeon of Jeongseon-gun are regions with high mountains and deep valleys, with large rainwater basins.” In preparation for typhoons, the Korea Forest Service raised the nation’s landslide crisis alert to the highest level of level 4 “serious” on the afternoon of the 9th, and to support residents’ evacuation and restoration in case of damage, five provinces including Gangwon-do, Gyeongbuk, Chungnam, Gyeongnam, and Jeonnam A landslide cooperation officer was dispatched to In the Gangwon area, from the 9th to 5 pm on the same day, water bombs of more than 300 mm were poured, including Samcheok 387 mm, Goseong 383.7 mm, Gangneung 342.4 mm, and Sokcho 336.5 mm. Reporter Oh Yoon-ju [email protected]
2023-08-10 11:53:31
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