Heavy Rainfall of 300mm Causes Multiple Damages in Gangwon... Search Underway for Missing Man in His 20s

Gangwon Fire Department Safety Measures 42 Cases... Bus Also Slipped on Rainy Road

Since last night (29th), heavy rain reaching 300mm has poured in the Gangwon region, causing flood damage in various areas. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Bong-ju] Since last night, heavy rain reaching 300mm has poured down in the Gangwon region, causing numerous flood damages in various areas.

The Gangwon Fire Headquarters received 42 damage reports by 4 p.m. on the 30th, including flooding of houses and roads, fallen trees, and soil runoff.

Flood damages mainly occurred along the East Coast, with 15 cases in Gangneung, 9 in Yangyang, and 5 in Sokcho.

At around 11 a.m., Gangwon Fire took safety measures after soil runoff occurred on the hillside behind a pension in Seomyeon, Yangyang-gun. Around the same time, in Wolli, Yangyang-eup, foreign substances carried by rain and wind blocked a drainage system, causing water to accumulate on the road, which was then cleared.

In Gangneung, at 8:19 a.m., the basement of the Suhyup Bada Mart in Ponam-dong was flooded, and 10 tons of rainwater were pumped out. At 8:34 a.m., a pine tree fell onto the road in Dusan-dong and was secured for safety.

In the Gangneung area, 44 cases of property damage occurred, including flooding of houses, roads, and even farmland.

At around 10 a.m., a report was received that a man in his 20s in Yeongok-myeon, Gangneung City, left his house and did not return. Firefighters and police are conducting a search operation.

Inland, at 11:28 a.m., in Dogwan-ri, Naechon-myeon, Hongcheon-gun, a tree fell onto a house roof, and at 11:01 a.m., in Wontong-ri, Buk-myeon, Inje-gun, a fallen tree covered power lines, causing continuous damages.

City bus skids on rainy road and crashes into guardrail

At around 7:49 a.m., in Gapcheon-myeon, Hoengseong-gun, a city bus skidded on the wet road and hit a guardrail, injuring five passengers.

The Korea Meteorological Administration forecasted that rain will continue tonight and stop, then rain will fall again until tomorrow morning (the 1st).

The expected rainfall by 9 a.m. tomorrow is 50 to 150mm in Yeongdong, 20 to 60mm in Yeongseo, with some areas in the northern and central Yeongdong receiving over 300mm.

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