Resident Buried in Landslide in Jinsang, Gwangyang City Found Dead

Found in Susaek After 9 Hours... Rescue Hampered by All-Day Rain and Landslides

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] An elderly woman in her 80s who was buried in a landslide at Bipyung-ri, Jinsang-myeon, Gwangyang-si, Jeollanam-do, was found dead after 9 hours.

According to the fire authorities on the 6th, at around 2:55 PM, A (82) was found unconscious at the site where a house was buried by the landslide and was immediately transported to the hospital but passed away.

At around 6:04 AM that day, a landslide caused two houses and one warehouse to be buried, and it is presumed that A, who lived in one of the buried houses, was unable to escape.

Gwangyang City announced that at around 8:30 AM that day, a phone call with A was connected, and it was reported that she was alive.

However, it was confirmed that A had left her phone at her child's house before the accident, and her child was keeping it, so only the ringing tone was heard during the call.

The fire authorities deployed heavy equipment for rescue efforts, but the soil and building debris became heavy due to rainwater, and continuous heavy rain throughout the day made the rescue difficult.

The police plan to investigate the exact cause of the accident and A's cause of death based on residents' statements that leveling work for new house construction was carried out on the hillside above.

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