Busan Faces Another Monsoon Downpour... Water Main Bursts and Sinkholes Appear

Water Columns Soar 3m, Two Large Sinkholes Occur
Oncheoncheon Water Level Rises... Traffic Control at Sebyeonggyo and Suyeonggyo Bridges

On the 22nd, due to heavy rain in the southern region, around 6 a.m., a water pipe burst in the construction section of Subway Line 1 in Sasang-gu, Busan, causing two sinkholes to form.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] As the rainy season front remains over the southern region, with thunderstorms and heavy rain forecasted to reach up to 50mm per hour, damage caused by heavy rain is occurring in Busan on the 22nd.

According to the Busan Police, around 6 a.m., at the construction site of Subway Line 1 in front of the Hyundai Sasang Service Center on Gayadaero, Sasang-gu, Busan, a sudden heavy rain caused the water supply and drainage pipes to burst, creating two large sinkholes with water columns rising about 3 meters high.

The massive water columns lasted for about 5 minutes, and water continues to leak from the damaged water supply pipe.

Officials from Sasang-gu and the subway construction team have dispatched to the site for emergency repair work, and traffic patrol cars have arrived to implement safety measures.

The police reported that there have been no casualties and that vehicle traffic on nearby roads is operating normally.

Due to the rising water level of Oncheoncheon Stream, the police have been controlling traffic on the lower roads of Sebyeonggyo and Suyeonggyo bridges sequentially since 5 a.m. today.

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