Hourly 70mm or More 'Water Bombs' Cause Consecutive Flood Damage in Jeonnam

Landslide Behind Gwangyang Village Hall Buries 2 Houses... 1 Missing Person Confirmed Alive

Flooding in Haenam River Submerges Houses, 4 Rescued, 1 Dead... Fire at Cafe in Hwasun Also Reported

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Heavy monsoon rains have caused successive flood damages in the Jeonnam region.

According to the Gwangju Regional Meteorological Administration on the 6th, the cumulative rainfall by region from the previous day to the current time is recorded as follows: Hyunsan (Haenam) 445mm, Bukil (Haenam) 394.5mm, Gwansan (Jangheung) 368.5mm, Jisan (Jindo) 365mm, Haenam 349.5mm, Maryang (Gangjin) 337mm, Doyang (Goheung) 322.5mm, Gangjin County 245.3mm, Ttangkkeut (Haenam) 239.5mm, Boseong County 237.2mm, Goheung 228.7mm, Wando 213.1mm, Gwangyang-eup 189mm, Suncheon City 169.5mm, Yeongam 150mm, Yeosu 136.6mm, Mokpo 118.3mm, Gurye 112.5mm, Gwangju 84.5mm.

The highest hourly rainfall since 6 PM the previous day was Gwansan (Jangheung) 79mm, Maryang (Gangjin) 74mm, Doyang (Goheung) 72.5mm, Hyunsan (Haenam) 72mm, and Jindo County 69.5mm.

As heavy rain poured down, flood damages occurred one after another.

At around 6:04 AM on the same day, a landslide occurred on the mountain behind a village hall in Jinsang-myeon, Gwangyang City, burying two houses. One woman in her 80s who was in the house was reported missing, and the fire authorities conducted rescue operations. It is currently known that her survival was confirmed through a phone call.

Earlier, at around 12:44 AM, in Samsan-myeon, Haenam County, a swollen river overflowed, covering a house and causing a family of five to become isolated. Four were rescued by the dispatched fire authorities, but one was found dead.

Also, at around 12:08 AM, a fire presumed to be caused by electrical factors occurred at a cafe in Dogok-myeon, Hwasun County, causing property damage estimated at about 29 million won.

In Boseong, 1,300 hectares of farmland were submerged, and soil inflow on roads and railways caused some train operations to be suspended.

In Suncheon, heavy rain caused water to accumulate in an underpass, submerging a cargo truck, and houses in the Jindo and Haenam areas were also flooded.

The Jeonnam Fire Headquarters reported that from the previous day until 6 AM on the current day, there were 258 dispatches related to rain damage.

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