Jungdaebon Emergency Level 1 Lifted... Typhoon Crisis Alert Downgraded to 'Interest'

Pohang City and Gyeongju City Designated as 'Special Disaster Areas'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 8th at 9 a.m. that it has downgraded the typhoon 'Hinnamnor' crisis alert level from "Caution" to "Interest" and lifted the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters (CDSCH) Emergency Level 1.

The typhoon crisis alert is divided into four levels: Interest, Caution, Warning, and Severe, while the CDSCH emergency response levels are divided into Levels 1 to 3. Previously, the CDSCH activated Emergency Level 1 on the 3rd when Hinnamnor was moving northward, and raised it to Level 3 on the 4th. After Hinnamnor passed over the East Sea on the 6th, the emergency level was lowered from Level 3 to Level 1. The crisis alert was raised to Severe simultaneously with the CDSCH Level 3 activation and then lowered to Caution the day before.

According to the CDSCH, the typhoon has caused provisional human casualties including 11 deaths, 1 missing person, and 3 injuries so far. As of 6 a.m. on the day, facility damages were also counted at 13,725 cases.

A total of 5,242 people evacuated from nine cities and provinces, and 613 people have not yet returned home. In particular, in Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk, an evacuation order was issued at 7 p.m. the previous day due to the risk of collapse of the Gwon Reservoir, and 205 residents from three low-lying villages temporarily evacuated, staying in public facilities, village halls, senior centers, and schools.

Damage to public facilities such as roads and bridges amounted to 1,566 cases, and damage to private facilities was 12,159 cases. Most of the facility damage was concentrated in Gyeongbuk. The scale of agricultural damage reached 7,141 hectares.

Meanwhile, President Yoon Suk-yeol declared Pohang City and Gyeongju City, which suffered significant damage from typhoon 'Hinnamnor,' as special disaster areas.

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