Sweat and Effort in Recovery Across Haenam... Full Mobilization of Available Public Officials

County Governor Myeong Hyun-gwan's On-Site Inspection of Disaster Areas: "Full Effort to Prevent Additional Damage"

Floating debris is being removed at Jingeui Port in Haenam. (Photo by Haenam County)

[Haenam＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] In Haenam, where the monsoon rain has temporarily subsided, emergency restoration is being carried out swiftly in the affected areas.

According to Haenam County on the 8th, full-scale damage restoration work began on the afternoon of the 6th, mobilizing all available resources including heavy equipment to prevent further damage through emergency repairs.

Emergency restoration work is underway with all available equipment deployed on 11 roads blocked due to landslides and soil outflows, 53 small rivers where embankments were washed away due to river flooding, as well as 69 rivers and 45 drainage channels.

In addition, local volunteer groups and town and township officials are fully mobilized to assist households affected by flooding, conducting house cleaning and disinfection with great effort.

In particular, Haenam County has entered an emergency duty system for all public officials, conducting direct visits and interviews in 14 affected towns and townships, and plans to mobilize all available personnel including public officials, volunteers, and military units to support areas requiring manpower restoration.

From the 9th, all employees except essential personnel will visit affected farms in the respective towns and townships to provide public support.

County Governor Myeon-gwan Myung visited the damaged site of the volcanic inland aquaculture farm and instructed to focus the county administration's efforts on recovery support. (Photo by Haenam County)

Haenam County Governor Myeong Hyun-gwan also conducted on-site inspections of flooded areas in the county caused by the heavy rain on the 7th and 8th, and ordered the concentration of administrative capabilities on restoration support.

On the 7th, Governor Myeong visited flooded farmland and livestock sheds in Hwasan-myeon and on the 8th, he consecutively visited the inland aquaculture farm in Heukseok-ri, Hwasan-myeon, where about 70,000 carp and loaches were lost due to flooding, and fig farms with greenhouses flooded just before harvest season, checking the restoration status and consoling residents.

Governor Myeong Hyun-gwan stated, “Since the forecast predicts continued rain next week, we are deploying all available manpower for emergency restoration to prevent additional damage. We will do our best to ensure the fastest possible recovery to prevent further damage and enable a swift return to normal life.”

Meanwhile, during the heavy rain warning period from the 5th to the 6th, Haenam County recorded an average rainfall of 315mm (with the highest being 439mm in Hyeonsan-myeon) and a maximum hourly rainfall of 110mm.

Due to the heavy rain, a house near Daheungsa Temple in Samsan-myeon was flooded in the early morning of the 6th, resulting in the death of a 69-year-old woman, Park. Additionally, water supply was cut off in 240 households across 5 villages, 64 houses were flooded, and about 50 people became displaced.

Furthermore, 5,335 hectares of farmland and 12 livestock sheds were flooded, and 19 cases of damage related to fisheries occurred, including flooding of 8 inland aquaculture farms, a seaweed processing plant, and salt fields.

Haenam＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun kh0424@asiae.co.kr

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