"Ah! So Annoying"… Three Days of 'Rusty Water and Disinfectant' Smell in Chuncheon City Tap Water

Residents Crowding to Buy Bottled Water at Stores... Inconvenience Reported in Various Areas

Red Tap Water Gushing from Apartment in Chuncheon [Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] In Chuncheon City, Gangwon Province, residents have been experiencing great inconvenience as tap water has not been properly supplied for three days since the 9th.

According to the city on the 11th, about 2,000 households in the outskirts of Chuncheon, including Namsan-myeon, Nam-myeon, and Seo-myeon, had not received tap water supply until the morning of that day.

Although the city is providing bottled water and water trucks through local township offices, the supply is far from sufficient amid the scorching weather under a heatwave advisory.

Even in households where tap water is supplied, residents’ complaints are growing as the water is discolored or has a strong smell of disinfectant.

Cha Mo (56), who lives in Namsan-myeon, expressed frustration, saying, "With the humid heat, water is not coming out properly, so I can’t even wash my face, let alone take a shower."

Housewife Choi Mo (37) complained, "Because of COVID-19, I was already hesitant to go out or eat out, and now I can’t even wash up, which just makes me more irritated in this heat."

There have also been disturbances as residents line up at various stores in the city to buy clean water.

A large supermarket in Chuncheon reported that bottled water sales have more than doubled compared to before the 9th.

Meanwhile, the city stopped operation of all five pumps at Soyang Water Intake Plant on the morning of the 9th due to damage to the valve connection of the intake pump and restored them around 11 p.m. through emergency repairs.

However, air filled the empty water pipes, causing water supply to be unstable.

The city plans to normalize water supply by 11 p.m. that day.

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