Chungnam, Minimal Damage from 'Maysak'... Precautionary Measures Ahead of 'Haishen' Approaching North

[Asia Economy (Naepo) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The impact of Typhoon No. 9 'Maysak' on the Chungnam region is reported to be relatively minor.

According to the province on the 3rd, Chungnam entered the indirect influence zone of Maysak from 5 p.m. the previous day until 9 a.m. on the day. Maysak brought strong rain and wind with a maximum wind speed of 39 m/s (140 km/h), delivering an average of 71 mm of rain across Chungnam. Among the regions, Taean recorded the highest cumulative rainfall at 112 mm, and Seosan Daesan recorded the highest hourly rainfall (46.5 mm).

However, contrary to initial concerns, the scale of typhoon damage in the Chungnam region was relatively small. The major damage situations compiled by the province (as of 9 a.m. on the 3rd) include 8 cases of house flooding, 106 cases of street tree damage, and 15 cases of signboard damage, totaling 129 cases.

Additionally, in Janghang-eup, Seocheon, 362 households experienced power outages, but restoration was completed within 1 hour and 30 minutes, and no damage to public facilities was reported.

Earlier, the province established a public-private cooperation system with 15 cities and counties within its jurisdiction and raised the emergency duty level to stage 3 (the highest) to prepare for typhoon damage.

Furthermore, to prepare for power outages at fisheries breeding and aquaculture facilities, the operation of 115 emergency generators was inspected, protective nets for cultured fish were installed at 41 locations, and 5,698 fishing vessels anchored in coastal waters were evacuated to safe locations, minimizing typhoon damage through these preemptive measures.

The province plans to minimize damage through advance preparations for newly approaching typhoons following Maysak.

Jeong Seok-wan, head of the Provincial Disaster Safety Office, stated, “As of the 3rd, Typhoon No. 10 'Haishen' is approaching. The province will focus administrative efforts on thorough preparations to prevent damage, just as it did with Typhoons 'Bavi' and 'Maysak,' to ensure no casualties occur.”

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