Landslide Risk Alert Raised to 'Caution' in Seoul Metropolitan Area, Gangwon Inland, and Chungcheong Region

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Korea Forest Service announced on the 13th at 10 a.m. that it will raise the landslide warning level from ‘Interest’ to ‘Caution’ for the Seoul, Gyeonggi, Incheon, Gangwon, Chungnam, and Chungbuk regions.

This measure reflects the forecast of heavy rain in these areas due to a low-pressure system developed from a stationary front.

According to the regional rainfall prediction analysis by the National Institute of Forest Science, the accumulated rainfall over the past week centered on the central region reached up to 151 mm.

In particular, on the 13th, rainfall of 30 to 50 mm per hour is expected mainly in the metropolitan area, inland Gangwon, and Chungcheong regions, increasing the risk of landslides.

Accordingly, the Korea Forest Service has issued a ‘Caution’ level landslide warning for the metropolitan area, inland Gangwon, and Chungcheong regions, and urged preemptive measures in major landslide risk areas such as landslide-prone zones and wildfire-damaged sites to prepare for any emergencies.

Other regions will maintain the ‘Interest’ level. The warning levels are divided into four stages: ‘Interest’, ‘Caution’, ‘Alert’, and ‘Severe’.

Lim Sang-seop, Director of Forest Protection at the Korea Forest Service, said, “Residents in areas where the landslide warning has been raised to ‘Caution’ are urged to pay close attention to emergency disaster messages and village broadcasts and to evacuate promptly according to guidance in case of emergencies.”

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