Sang-ik Lee, Hampyeong County Governor, Inspects Disaster-Prone Areas After Heavy Rainfall

Full Efforts to Prevent Damage Including Inspection of Drainage Pump Stations and Landslide-Prone Areas

In Hampyeong-gun, Jeollanam-do, where up to 289mm of heavy rain fell over the weekend, Lee Sang-ik, the mayor of Hampyeong-gun, conducted an on-site inspection of disaster-prone areas such as drainage pump stations on the morning of the 16th.

According to the county on the 17th, a heavy rain warning was issued for Hampyeong-gun starting at 5:10 PM on the 15th, and from the 14th until now, up to 289mm of rain fell in Singwang-myeon, with an average of 207mm across the county.

Mayor Lee Sang-ik inspected disaster-prone areas including Wolam-ri in Singwang-myeon, which is at high risk of landslides due to the wildfire that occurred in April, Wolcheon-ri in Sonbul-myeon where emergency restoration was carried out due to soil runoff, and drainage pump stations located in Bokcheon-ri, Hakgyo-myeon.

Lee Sang-ik, Hampyeong County Governor, is inspecting the site of a disaster-prone area affected by heavy rain.
[Photo by Hampyeong County]

Additionally, Hampyeong-gun is operating a 24-hour Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters in preparation for the heavy rain and held meetings to check on rain damage and response situations.

Five households comprising six residents in the low-lying area of Yeoncheon Village, Singwang-myeon, were evacuated in advance, and riverside walking paths are being restricted.

Furthermore, the county plans to focus all efforts on preventing casualties by assigning dedicated public officials on a one-to-one basis to landslide-prone areas to detect risk factors immediately and evacuate nearby residents.

Mayor Lee Sang-ik stated, “We will concentrate all administrative power to ensure the lives and safety of our citizens,” and added, “We will do our best to prevent casualties through proactive measures such as on-site inspections and guidance in disaster-prone areas.”

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