Busan Overnight Strong Winds Cause Partial Road Closures

Entrance Door at Jung-gu Mixed-Use Complex Construction Site Bent Toward the Road

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Yoseop] Since the afternoon of the 7th, a strong wind advisory was issued for the Busan area. At around 9:55 PM that day, the steel entrance door and the upper signboard of a mixed-use residential and commercial building under construction in Jung-gu, Busan, were bent toward the road by the gusty wind.

There were no casualties from this accident, but the passenger-side window of a tanker truck in operation was broken, and three lanes of the road toward Busan Bridge in front of the construction site were completely closed.

The road was reopened after construction site personnel removed the entrance door and other debris.

At around 1:15 AM on the 8th, the next day, insulation material measuring 5 meters wide and 15 meters long attached to the exterior wall of a 10-story commercial building opposite Seomyeon Market in Busanjin-gu fell due to strong winds. No casualties occurred from this incident.

On the 8th, insulation attached to the exterior wall of a building detached due to strong winds. (Photo by Busan Police Agency)

The Busan Police Agency 112 call center received a total of 53 reports overnight due to the strong winds.

The maximum instantaneous wind speed in the Busan area on the afternoon of the 7th was recorded at 28.9 meters per second.

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