Jangseong County Governor Kim Han-jong Visits Heavy Rain Damage Site, Urges Prompt Recovery

Jangseong-gun, which has experienced heavy rain since the start of the monsoon season, checked the heavy rain situation and conducted on-site safety inspections.

On the 28th, according to the county, a meeting to check the response to the heavy rain was held in the morning, presided over by Kim Han-jong, the head of Jangseong-gun, to assess the weather conditions and damage status.

The county, where a heavy rain warning was issued at 9:30 p.m. the previous day, was downgraded to a heavy rain advisory at 7 a.m. on the same day and then lifted at 9 a.m.

County Governor Kim Han-jong of Jangseong inspecting the flood damage status in Samseo-myeon.
[Photo by Jangseong County]

More than 150mm of heavy rain fell from the 27th to the 28th, including strong rain of 30mm per hour lasting over two hours, and the cumulative rainfall since the 25th reached 205.4mm.

The water storage rates of major reservoirs in the Jangseong area are 34.7% for Jangseongho, 41.9% for Pyeongnim Dam, 66.3% for Suyangje, and 90.4% for Yutangje.

Recovery from the damage caused by the heavy rain was completed early. The landslide on the entrance road to Mandeoksa Temple in Samseo-myeon was cleared around 4 a.m. that day, and restoration work in the village of Hwangryong-myeon, where a power outage occurred, was promptly completed.

County head Kim Han-jong instructed, “Investigate any additional damage and carry out rapid restoration work to minimize inconvenience to residents.”

After the meeting, Kim Han-jong visited the damage recovery site in Samseo-myeon to continue inspections.

The day before, Kim checked the landslide-prone area in Wolseong-ri, Bukha-myeon, and urged thorough preparedness.

The county has increased the safety of about 180 nearby households by promoting the construction of check dams, stream conservation projects, mountain slope protection projects, and securing evacuation shelters in areas vulnerable to landslides.

The county established a disaster countermeasure situation room to build a system for disaster prevention, emergency recovery, and rapid support, and also operates crop disaster insurance, farmer safety insurance, and livestock disaster insurance to stabilize farm management.

This year, with the occurrence of “El Ni?o,” where the sea surface temperature of the eastern Pacific Ocean is expected to be 0.5℃ higher than normal, the county plans to prepare in various ways to reduce crop damage caused by abnormal weather.

Jangseong = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jo Han-gyu baekok@asiae.co.kr

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