Typhoon Damage in Pohang Swells Like a Snowball... Widespread Flooding Damage from Hin Nam No Invasion

On the afternoon of the 6th, farmland in Pohang-si, Gyeongbuk, preparing for the autumn harvest, was flooded due to typhoon heavy rain. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The typhoon ‘Hinnamno’ brought record-breaking heavy rain, causing massive damage across the Pohang area.

During this typhoon, Donghae-myeon experienced a record rainfall of up to 116.5mm per hour, and Guryongpo-eup was hit by strong winds with a maximum instantaneous wind speed of 38.6m/s.

From the afternoon of the 5th to the morning of the 6th, Donghae-myeon recorded the highest cumulative rainfall of 541mm, followed by Ocheon-eup with 509.5mm, Yeonil-eup 439mm, downtown 376.6mm, Guryongpo 346.5mm, and Janggi-myeon 306mm, marking an enormous amount of precipitation.

Rivers in Pohang city overflowed, flooding roads, houses, and commercial buildings. Landslides and loss of farmland also occurred.

As of 4 p.m. on the 6th, the heavy rain resulted in 2 deaths, 7 missing persons, and about 1,000 displaced people who evacuated to 77 shelters. There were 418 cases of road washouts, 250 river damages, 70 landslides, and 102 bridge damages. Pohang city estimates that the damage to public facilities will reach 30 billion KRW.

Additionally, damages to private facilities include 11,900 cases of house and commercial building damage and flooding, 800 hectares of flooded crops, 912 power outages, and about 1,500 flooded vehicles. The estimated damage to private facilities is about 171.3 billion KRW. As further investigations continue, the typhoon damage is rapidly increasing like a snowball.

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