Gwangju Seo-gu Implements Emergency Level 2 Work Due to Jangma Rain... Full Efforts to Minimize Rain Damage

Published 28 Jun.2023 11:14(KST)

Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Kim Ikang) is making every effort to minimize damage caused by the monsoon rains.

Seo-gu announced on the 28th that it is maintaining an emergency level 2 work system and conducting surveillance activities even after the heavy rain warning was lifted.

Kim Ikang, head of Seogu District Office, is conducting a natural disaster executive meeting on the morning of the 28th. <br>[Photo by Seogu]

Kim Ikang, head of Seogu District Office, is conducting a natural disaster executive meeting on the morning of the 28th.
[Photo by Seogu]

From 8 PM on the 27th, when the heavy rain warning was issued, until 8 AM on the 28th, Gwangju recorded 251.5 mm of rainfall, marking the highest daily amount since the 2020 monsoon season. During the night, 77 civil complaints were received regarding road flooding and manhole backflows, and as of 10 AM on the 28th, 74 cases (96%) have been addressed.

However, due to the heavy rain, the risk of landslides remains high, and continuous surveillance activities are deemed necessary for disaster-prone areas such as steep slopes and retaining walls. Accordingly, Seo-gu has decided to maintain the emergency level 2 work system and strengthen on-site response activities.

Seo-gu also abruptly canceled the opening ceremony and commemorative event for the Seobitmaru Complex Cultural Hub, which was scheduled for 5 PM that day.

Mayor Kim Ikang held an emergency executive meeting that morning and stated, “Safety, which is directly linked to the protection of residents’ lives and property, requires a more proactive response than other districts. All officials at the district office and the 18 neighborhoods, except for the minimum necessary personnel, must inspect flood damage situations at their respective facilities and sites and strengthen surveillance activities.”