Wando-gun, Various Damages Emerge Amid Typhoon 'Maysak'

Collapse of Coastal Retaining Wall Dozens of Meters Long in Sinji-myeon Due to Falling Trees, Streetlights, and Containers

Heo Gung-hee, chairman of the Wando County Council, is inspecting the affected area of Donggeori Village in Sinji-myeon. (Photo by Reader)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] It has been revealed that the wind and rain from Typhoon Maysak were stronger than those of ‘Bavi’. As ‘Maysak’ moved along the southern coast, Wando-eup, which recorded a maximum instantaneous wind speed of 104 km/h, experienced the toppling of street trees, streetlights, and the central divider of the road, as well as the collapse of several tens of meters of coastal retaining walls.

As of 10 a.m. on the 3rd, damage reports from the Wando area due to Maysak included broken trees and overturned containers in Wando-eup. There was also a report of several tens of meters of coastal retaining walls collapsing in Donggeori village, Sinji-myeon, and the situation is currently being assessed.

Wando County has dispatched staff to the responsible villages to assess the damage, and a more accurate damage status is expected to be available by the afternoon.

Significant damage to crops is also anticipated due to the strong winds. While the scars left by ‘Bavi’ are currently appearing as whitehead, blackhead, and salt damage to rice crops, the arrival of an even stronger typhoon is expected to increase the damage.

In particular, there are concerns as Typhoon No. 10 ‘Haishen’, which has the potential to develop into a very strong typhoon, is expected to make landfall near Tongyeong, Gyeongnam, around 8 a.m. on the 7th.

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