Yun Byeong-tae, Mayor of Naju, Inspects Steep Slope Residential Site

Naju City in Jeollanam-do is making every effort to inspect flood-prone areas vulnerable to heavy rain during the monsoon season, landslides, and steep slope collapses, and to prevent damage.

According to Naju City on the 16th, the average cumulative rainfall in the region recorded 111.2mm as of 9 a.m. that day since the 14th.

In particular, at 1:30 p.m. on the same day, a flood advisory was issued at the Nampyeonggyo point in Nampyeong-eup, Naju City, on Jiseokcheon, a tributary of the Yeongsan River. Nampyeong-eup has received 152.6mm of rain from the 14th to the 16th so far.

The water level at the Nampyeonggyo point on Jiseokcheon was recorded at 4.15m as of 2:30 p.m.

A flood advisory is issued when the water level rises to 50% of the maximum flood level. The flood advisory water level at Nampyeonggyo is 4.50m, and the flood warning level is 5.50m.

The city is continuously informing residents through village broadcasts and vehicle mobile broadcasts to prohibit access to riverside areas.

Mayor Yoon Byung-tae inspected steep slope sites with concerns of falling rocks and collapse in Ungok-dong (Ichang-dong) and Seji-myeon areas that morning, along with about 20 adjacent households, and requested residents to evacuate in advance.

Mayor Yoon said, “We are conducting daily inspections and requesting pre-evacuation of residents in steep slope and landslide risk areas and adjacent houses, prioritizing residents’ safety. Please prepare thoroughly so that residents can evacuate quickly if any abnormal signs such as soil outflow occur.”

On the 15th, Naju City raised the emergency level of the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters to Level 2 at 5:10 p.m. following the issuance of a heavy rain warning and is responding 24 hours a day.

With the upgrade to Level 2, about 150 employees from 20 eup, myeon, and dong offices and the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters are deployed daily to conduct field patrols of risk areas, manage drainage pumping stations, and perform other response tasks until the weather advisory is lifted.

Naju = Kim Yuk-bong, Honam Reporting Headquarters, Asia Economy bless4ya@asiae.co.kr

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