Simmin, Imsil County Governor, Strongly Orders Emergency Restoration for Typhoon and Heavy Rain Damage

[Imsil=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Nosik] Shim Min, the governor of Imsil County, Jeonbuk, visited areas affected by typhoons and autumn monsoon rains to personally inspect the sites and strongly ordered prompt emergency restoration.

According to Imsil County on the 26th, recent typhoons and heavy rains caused an average of 132mm of rainfall across 12 towns and townships, resulting in numerous damages such as road embankment collapses, flooding of farmland, and residential areas.

In particular, Gangjin-myeon experienced heavy rainfall of 65mm, causing flooding on some roads in the Gangjin-myeon area, leading to difficulties for residents and vehicle traffic.

Additionally, damages have been reported including flooding and burial of 2.8 hectares of crops such as rice, chili peppers, and perilla, as well as flooding of 5.2 hectares of single-span greenhouses across 10 farms, with further damage assessments ongoing.

The county mobilized dump trucks and excavators to swiftly carry out emergency restoration in areas affected by road embankment collapses, and is currently expediting facility maintenance to prevent additional damage.

Since the monsoon season has not yet ended, the county is strengthening monitoring of landslide-prone and collapse-risk areas to prevent further damage to residents.

Using village broadcasts in hazardous areas, disaster text messages, and electronic display boards, the county is promptly promoting disaster prevention guidelines to residents and actively responding to disaster damage.

Furthermore, preventive activities will be intensified to avoid secondary damage from pests and diseases to crops in flooded areas.

Governor Shim said, “Many residents are suffering damages due to the heavy rains caused by Typhoon Omais (Typhoon No. 12). We will mobilize all available equipment to ensure swift emergency restoration and thoroughly assess the damage status of farms to minimize residents’ losses by focusing administrative disaster response efforts.”

He added, “Although the situation is currently calm, the monsoon is expected to continue until next week, so please make every effort in disaster response to prevent any damage to residents caused by heavy rains.”

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