Gyeonggi-do Activates Joint Landslide Investigation Team

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province will operate a joint landslide investigation team.

Starting from the 6th, Gyeonggi Province announced that it will organize and operate an emergency joint investigation team in cooperation with cities and counties to assess landslide damage caused by heavy rain and to establish recovery plans.

This measure aims to investigate specific and accurate damage details such as the area and amount of damage caused by landslides to promptly establish recovery plans.

The investigation targets five cities and counties where landslide damage occurred due to heavy rain within the province: Anseong-si, Icheon-si, Gapyeong-gun, Yeoncheon-gun, and Yongin-si.

The investigation team, composed of forestry officials from the province and cities/counties (7 teams), will visit the damage sites in the five cities and counties to intensively inspect landslide occurrence areas, forest roads, and forest recreation facilities within the respective regions.

In particular, as the Korea Meteorological Administration forecasts heavy rain until next week, if additional forest damage occurs beyond the current investigation targets, the emergency joint investigation team will be expanded and operated.

Based on the results of this joint investigation, the province plans to establish a plan for permanent restoration of forest damage and secure related budgets.

Lee Sung-gyu, Director of the Provincial Forestry Division, emphasized, "We will conduct a thorough investigation of the heavy rain damage through joint inspections with cities and counties," adding, "We will do our best to restore landslide damage by promptly preparing recovery measures."

Meanwhile, Gyeonggi Province has recorded an average cumulative rainfall of 370.1mm from 0:00 on the 1st to 7:00 on the 6th. As a result, it has been tentatively estimated that approximately 50 hectares of landslide damage occurred in five cities and counties: 41.55ha in Anseong, 6.85ha in Icheon, 0.5ha in Yongin, 0.12ha in Yeoncheon, and 1ha in Gapyeong.

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