Heavy Rain in a Short Time... Flood Damage Occurs Nationwide

Death Reported in Hampyeong with 71.5mm Rainfall per Hour
Walls Collapse and Buildings Flooded... Continuous Damage Reported

As the monsoon season fully sets in, flooding damage is occurring across the country. In Hampyeong, Jeollanam-do, where heavy rain fell during the last monsoon period, the first monsoon-related death of the year was reported.

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, as of 3 p.m. on the 29th, heavy rain warnings have been issued for the Seoul metropolitan area including Seoul, inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, the Chungcheong region, western Jeonbuk, and northern inland Gyeongbuk. Very heavy rain of around 20 to 60 mm per hour is falling mainly in southern Gyeonggi, inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, and the west coast of Chungnam. A heavy rain advisory is issued when the rainfall is expected to exceed 60 mm in 3 hours or 110 mm in 12 hours.

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The central region is expected to experience very heavy and intense rain accompanied by gusts, thunder, and lightning with hourly rainfall of 30 to 60 mm until the night of the 29th. The southern region will see similar conditions until the daytime of the 30th, and Jeju Island from morning to night on the 30th.

Expected rainfall from the 29th to 30th is 50 to 120 mm (with some areas exceeding 150 mm) in Seoul, Incheon, southern Gyeonggi, inland and mountainous Gangwon, Chungcheong, and Gyeongsang regions; 100 to 200 mm (with some areas exceeding 250 mm) in northern Gyeonggi, Jeolla region, and Jeju Island; and 20 to 80 mm on the east coast of Gangwon, Ulleungdo, and Dokdo.

Heavy rain pouring in a short period across the country has also caused flooding damage. In the Gwangju and Jeonnam regions, where over 200 mm of heavy rain fell from the 25th to the 28th, fatalities occurred. On the 27th, a water facility manager who went to inspect sluice gates to prevent flood damage in Hampyeong-gun, Jeonnam, was found dead after going missing. At that time, Hampyeong experienced a maximum rainfall of 71.5 mm per hour.

In Incheon, where heavy rain warnings have been issued, damage such as collapsed walls and flooded houses continues. According to Incheon City and the Incheon Fire Headquarters, as of 1 p.m. on the 29th, four reports of heavy rain damage were received in Incheon. In northern Gyeonggi, factories and roads were submerged, and trees were knocked down, causing damage.

Meanwhile, this summer is forecasted to have frequent typhoons and localized heavy rains due to the development of El Ni?o, so special caution is needed to prepare for flood damage. Since the ground is weakened due to recent very heavy rainfall, there is a risk of further flood damage.

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