Torrential Rain with Strong Winds... Missing Persons, Injuries, and Flooding Across the Country

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[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Hyung-gil] On the 21st, heavy rain accompanied by strong winds poured nationwide, causing damage such as apartment windows breaking and injuring residents, and retaining walls collapsing.

According to local fire authorities on the day, at around 11:21 a.m., a balcony window on the 21st floor of an apartment in Mora-dong, Sasang-gu, Busan, was broken by strong winds, injuring A (52), who received hospital treatment.

At around 12:27 p.m., B (68), who was trapped by suddenly swollen river water at Oncheoncheon in Bugok-dong, Geumjeong-gu, was rescued by the 119 rescue team.

In Busan, traffic was controlled at 17 locations including underground passages, and 43 roads were flooded.

At Mongsanpo Auto Camping Site in Nam-myeon, Taean-gun, Chungnam, at around 9:37 a.m., a pine tree fell due to rain accompanied by strong winds, covering a tent where two girls aged 8 and 10 were staying. The two children were injured on their heads and received treatment at a nearby hospital.

At a pier in Songak-myeon, Dangjin-si, Chungnam, at around 12:27 p.m., a 2-ton class fishing boat capsized due to strong winds, and two people including the boat owner who were on board for mooring work fell into the sea. The boat owner was rescued by the coast guard, but the other person is still missing.

In the area around a factory in Junam-dong, Yangsan-si, Gyeongnam, at around 1:47 p.m., during a heavy rain warning, a reinforced earth retaining wall measuring 100 meters in length and 15 meters in height collapsed, spilling soil onto the road. There were no casualties, but one parked car and part of a temporary building nearby were buried in soil, and a utility pole also fell.

Flooding reports were received from the basement of a building in Buk-myeon, Uichang-gu, Changwon-si, the Sogye underground passage, and the basement parking lot of a building in Simgok-dong, Seo-gu, Incheon, and fire authorities carried out drainage support activities.

Meanwhile, the rain started on this day and is forecasted to continue for about a week. As of 5 p.m. on the day, rainfall amounts recorded were 192.5 mm in Changwon (Jinbuk), 186.0 mm in Geumjeong-gu, Busan, 181.4 mm in Namhae, 160.5 mm in Yeosu (Dolsan), 117.0 mm in Jeju (Halla Ecological Forest), 94.0 mm in Incheon (Wangsan), and 93.5 mm in Taean (Bukgyeokryeolbido).

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