Hampyeong-gun Public Officials Sweat It Out Restoring Flood-Damaged Sites

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Public officials of Hampyeong-gun, Jeollanam-do visited flood damage sites and began restoration work.

According to Hampyeong-gun on the 9th, heavy rain concentrated in the Honam region over two days from the 7th to the 8th caused flooding damage across Jeollanam-do.

Accordingly, Jeollanam-do Hampyeong-gun officials, including County Governor Lee Sang-ik, gave up their holidays and visited the flood damage sites, working hard on emergency restoration efforts.

The county reported that since a heavy rain warning was issued around 11:40 a.m. on the 7th, a total of 287mm of concentrated heavy rain fell until the next day. Due to this rain, parts of three roads including National Routes 23 and 24 were temporarily closed, over 100 houses and buildings and 1,300 hectares of farmland were flooded, resulting in about 100 displaced residents and property damage totaling 2 billion KRW.

Since the 7th, the county has formed a Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters to conduct real-time comprehensive surveys of local damage, and in cooperation with the Hampyeong Police Station and Hampyeong Fire Station, carried out resident evacuation, water pumping, and emergency road restoration work.

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