Flood Advisory Issued for Parts of Yeongsangang, Seomjingang, and Dongjingang Rivers

Flood warnings have been issued for parts of the Yeongsan River, Seomjin River, and Dongjin River.

View of Gwangju Geungnakgyo Bridge. Captured from Yeongsan River Flood Control Office video.

According to the Yeongsan River Flood Control Office of the Ministry of Environment on the 28th, a flood warning was issued at 4:20 a.m. at Dongjin River in Chogang-ri, Jeongeup-si, Jeonbuk, followed by Geumgokgyo Bridge in Gokseong-gun on the Seomjin River, and at 7 a.m., a flood warning was issued at Geukrakgyo Bridge in Gwangju on the Yeongsan River.

A flood warning is issued when the water level rises up to 50% of the maximum flood level.

The flood warning level at Chogang-ri, Jeongeup is 5m, and the alert level is 6m. Although the current water level is decreasing, it stands at 4.76m. At Geumgokgyo Bridge in Gokseong, the warning level is 6m, and the alert level is 7m, with the current water level at 5.45m. At Geukrakgyo Bridge in Gwangju, the current water level is also showing a decreasing trend, recording 7.09m. The warning level is 7.5m, and the alert level is 8.5m.

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