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Severe Rainfall Causes Extensive Damage in South Korea: Reports and Evacuations

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Okay, then I’ll talk to the reporter in more detail.

Reporter Yukyung Lee is with me.

After winning, it rained heavily all night long.

First, let’s look at the national damage situation.

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As rain clouds laden with water vapor descended over the central region, literal ‘water bombs’ rained down.

Currently, heavy rain warnings have been issued for Chungcheong, Jeonbuk, and Gyeongbuk areas.

Over the past three days, more than 400mm of rain fell in various places, including 443mm in Iksan, Jeonbuk, 432mm in Gunsan, and 452mm in Cheongyang, Chungcheongnam-do.

Even now, there are places where strong rain of 30 to 60 millimeters per hour is pouring around the Chungcheong area.

This rain cloud is expected to continue until tomorrow, and it is expected to rain more than 300 millimeters in the Jeolla region and Chungnam.

In times like this, you need to be more careful about safety accidents.

Valleys and rivers can quickly increase, so you should refrain from entering and leaving, and be aware of safety accidents such as landslides and facilities.

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Today, viewers sent us a lot of reports.

Please explain what it is.

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Yes, viewers who couldn’t sleep due to the heavy rain that fell all night sent many reports until late at night.

As dawn broke, reports from citizens who witnessed the damage followed.

First, this is a video taken on a road in Socheon-myeon, Bonghwa-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do this morning.

The soil from the nearby hills covered the road, and water gushed out like a waterfall.

The river right next to it has risen to the level of the road and is flowing violently.

The following video was also filmed in the same Bonghwa-gun.

After the muddy water poured through the night, the road became muddy.

The wheels of parked cars were buried, and mud filled the front yard of the house.

This time, it is Wonjucheon in Bongsan-dong, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do last night.

Muddy water swollen by the rainwater flows quickly and swallows up the riverside sidewalk and parking lot.

This is a large apartment complex in Dalseong-gun, Daegu last night.

All the lights went out and the area around the complex was covered in darkness.

The fire was rectified within an hour.

Last night, not only Daegu, but also Namyangju and Yangju apartments in Gyeonggi Province reported power outages overnight.

Next is a villa complex in Naun-dong, Gunsan-si, Jeollabuk-do, where it rained over 400mm overnight.

The soil that flowed from the hill next to the villa poured into the complex.

No one was injured, but 8 households were evacuated in preparation for any further damage.

So far, 882 residents have been evacuated due to rain damage, and 772 of them have yet to return home.

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Yes, Reporter Yukyung Lee.

2023-07-14 22:11:56
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