Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon Issue Landslide Risk Alert at 'Warning' Level

On the evening of the 8th, the roads around Sinsa Station in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, were flooded due to heavy rain. Source=Yonhap News

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Unprecedented heavy rain centered around the Seoul metropolitan area has increased the risk of landslides.

Accordingly, the Korea Forest Service announced that as of 1 a.m. on the 9th, the landslide warning level for the Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon areas has been raised from ‘Caution’ to ‘Warning.’

According to the regional rainfall forecast analysis by the National Institute of Forest Science, from the 9th, a 24-hour rainfall of over 150mm, which is the ‘Alert’ standard for landslide warnings, is expected in the Gyeonggi area. Seoul and Incheon have already experienced significant cumulative rainfall, and continuous rain is expected, raising concerns about potential landslide damage.

However, Gangwon, Chungbuk, and Chungnam remain at the ‘Caution’ level, while other cities and provinces maintain the ‘Interest’ level.

The landslide warning system is divided into four levels: ‘Interest,’ ‘Caution,’ ‘Alert,’ and ‘Severe.’

Im Sang-seop, Director of Forest Protection at the Korea Forest Service, said, “Residents in the Seoul metropolitan area are urged to pay close attention to emergency disaster messages and village broadcasts, and to evacuate promptly according to instructions in case of emergencies.”

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