Army 35th Division Works Hard on Recovery Efforts at Imsil Flood Damage Site

The Army's 35th Division, stationed in Imsil-gun, is providing significant support in recovery efforts at flood damage sites.

According to the military on the 20th, about 10 soldiers from the 35th Division visited Cheongung-myeon on the 19th to carry out urgent recovery work on houses and other structures damaged by soil that had slid down the hillside, and they actively continued recovery efforts on this day as well.

The 35th Army Division is visiting flood damage sites and providing significant support for recovery efforts.
[Photo by Imsil County]

The recovery work by the soldiers was urgently conducted in areas where the slope behind houses had eroded, posing a high risk of damage to the homes.

The 35th Division plans to continue additional recovery operations in Cheongung-myeon and other affected areas where equipment cannot access.

The rainfall in the county from the 13th to the 19th averaged 450mm, resulting in damage to 19 public facilities, 2 private properties, and 16.3 hectares of crops.

The county is continuously assessing the damage and has completed 95% of emergency recovery work to minimize inconvenience to residents.

While the soldiers actively engage in recovery efforts, County Governor Sim Min visited the damage sites to encourage and express gratitude to the soldiers working hard on the restoration.

The 35th Division has been providing ongoing support to the community through flood damage recovery, helping with farm work during busy seasons, and snow removal operations in winter, earning the trust and warm appreciation of the residents.

Meanwhile, the county is implementing comprehensive response measures, including activating the Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters and conducting emergency duty shifts, to prepare for continuous heavy rain.

With localized heavy rain expected to continue through this week, the county plans to identify and address vulnerable areas such as flood-prone and landslide-prone zones (263 locations), riverbanks, and steep slopes (117 locations), as well as areas at risk of human casualties, to ensure thorough disaster response.

Governor Sim Min stated, “We will do our utmost to protect precious lives and property amid the ongoing heavy rain,” adding, “The civilian, government, and military sectors will unite and do their best to actively respond to disasters.”

Imsil = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Nosik baekok@asiae.co.kr

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