Forest Service Issues 'Severe' Landslide Warning for Seoul Metropolitan and Chungcheong Regions

The Korea Forest Service has raised the landslide warning level to the highest stage, ‘Severe,’ in the Seoul metropolitan area and Chungcheong region.

Last summer, a landslide occurred in a mountain near Sillim Middle School in Gwanak-gu, Seoul, and officials are clearing soil and trees that spilled onto Sillim-ro. The photo is unrelated to the article. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

On the 14th, the Korea Forest Service announced that as of 10:30 PM the previous day, the landslide warning level for Seoul, Gyeonggi, Incheon, Gangwon, Sejong, Chungnam, Chungbuk, Jeonbuk, and Gyeongbuk regions was raised from ‘Alert’ to the ‘Severe’ stage.

The warning levels are divided into four stages: ‘Interest - Caution - Alert - Severe.’ ‘Severe’ is the highest level of the warning, indicating that the risk of landslides has significantly increased.

Currently, the Korea Meteorological Administration forecasts that until the 15th, there will be heavy rain accompanied by gusts and thunder/lightning (30 to 80 mm per hour) in the Seoul metropolitan area, central and northern inland Gangwon, Chungcheong region, Jeolla region, and northern inland Gyeongbuk.

Nam Sung-hyun, Administrator of the Korea Forest Service, said, “As the possibility of landslides has increased due to heavy rain, public attention and caution are necessary. We urge the public to listen carefully to emergency disaster messages and village broadcasts, and in case of an emergency, to quickly evacuate to safe places such as village halls or schools.”

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