Forest Service Issues 'Severe' Landslide Warning for Daejeon, Gwangju, and Jeonnam

The landslide warning level in the Daejeon, Gwangju, and Jeonnam regions has been raised to the highest stage.

On the 14th, the Korea Forest Service announced that as of 1 p.m. that day, the landslide warning level for the Daejeon, Gwangju, and Jeonnam regions was upgraded from ‘Caution’ to ‘Severe’.

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

Earlier, the Korea Forest Service raised the landslide warning level from ‘Alert’ to ‘Severe’ as of 10:30 p.m. the previous day for the Seoul, Gyeonggi, Incheon, Gangwon, Sejong, Chungnam, Chungbuk, Jeonbuk, and Gyeongbuk regions.

Other cities and provinces (excluding Jeju Island) remain at the ‘Alert’ level.

Currently, the Korea Meteorological Administration forecasts rainfall of at least 100mm and up to 250mm or more (with a maximum of 300mm to 400mm or more) in the Chungcheong and Jeolla regions from the 14th to the 16th.

Accordingly, the Korea Forest Service plans to maintain a 24-hour duty and emergency response system centered on the Landslide Prevention Support Headquarters.

Nam Seong-hyun, head of the Korea Forest Service, said, “Due to heavy rainfall weakening the forest ground, the risk of landslides has become very high. We urge the public to pay close attention to emergency disaster messages and village broadcasts, and to quickly prepare by moving to safe places such as village halls and schools in case of a crisis.”

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