[Exclusive] 'Haiseon' Damage Recovery Left Untouched for Four Days... Only 'Emergency Repair' Done

Changwon City suffered damage such as soil erosion and flooding of major arterial roads due to Typhoon Haishen, the 10th typhoon, but it has been left unattended even after four days.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] Changwon City, Gyeongnam, suffered significant damage from Typhoon Haiyan, the 10th typhoon, including massive soil erosion and flooding of major arterial roads. However, as of the 11th, four days later, only emergency repairs have been made, and the situation has been left unattended, raising concerns about the risk of a major accident.

On the 7th, under the influence of Typhoon Haiyan, Jinhae-gu in Changwon City experienced heavy damage such as soil erosion due to rainfall of 60mm per hour.

At that time, Mayor Heo Seong-moo conducted an emergency inspection of the soil erosion sites around Eoeun-dong in Jinhae-gu, as well as the retaining wall soil erosion sites behind Naengcheon Middle School and Naengcheon Elementary School in Jaeun 3 District.

Citizens who visited the site raised their voices to Mayor Heo, saying, “Measures must be taken against the construction company responsible for the Jaeun 3 District development project.”

Accordingly, the city judged that a detailed review of the appropriateness of the construction and the causes of soil erosion was necessary and is currently conducting a diagnostic service.

The Eoeun-dong area is experiencing difficulties in vehicle passage and farm road traffic due to soil erosion, but only emergency repairs have been made.

Resident A expressed dissatisfaction, saying, “They say it will rain again over the weekend, but the city has shown no movement even after four days, so I am anxious about when the soil will collapse again.”

Office worker B, who works in an industrial complex, raised concerns, saying, “There is a possibility of the 11th typhoon occurring, but it seems the city is suffering from safety negligence. If damage recovery is not carried out soon, there is a risk of a major accident.”

In response, a Changwon City official said, “The soil is saturated with water, which delayed the recovery,” and added, “We will restore it as soon as possible.”

Meanwhile, the city plans to carry out damage recovery through the disaster management fund and the third supplementary budget, so it is expected to take considerable time before actual restoration is completed.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.