Haenam-gun Works Diligently to Quickly Restore Damage from Heavy Rainfall

Emergency Restoration of Public Facilities Including Small Streams Completed, Early Pest Control on Farmland Also Conducted

Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do is accelerating emergency recovery efforts for facility and crop damage caused by heavy rain on the 15th and 16th.

According to the county on the 21st, an average of 215mm of heavy rain fell over two days, including 315mm in Hyeonsan-myeon, causing the collapse of the embankment of the Gukyo small stream and flooding 10 houses along with 12 public facilities. It was reported that 616.7 hectares of crops, including rice paddies and vinyl greenhouses, suffered flooding and waterlogging damage.

Emergency repairs are being carried out for facility and crop damage caused by the heavy rain on the 15th and 16th. [Photo by Haenam-gun]

To prepare for heavy rain during the rainy season, the county has strengthened surveillance and inspections of vulnerable areas and facilities prone to landslides and falling rocks since the 29th of last month, and conducted on-site inspections of the responsible eup and myeon areas led by department heads to ensure thorough preemptive measures.

In particular, since the issuance of a preliminary special weather advisory on the 15th, the Regional Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters has been activated, with all staff on emergency duty and on-site inspections conducted by each eup and myeon for real-time response, enabling the county to handle the record-breaking heavy rain without major accidents.

From the 17th, when the rain became frequent, full-scale damage assessments and emergency recovery work began, completing emergency repairs on six small streams, two drainage channels, and four farm roads, among other public facilities.

Additionally, houses damaged by flooding were immediately restored with the participation of eup and myeon staff and volunteers, and all evacuated residents have returned home.

Drainage work has been completed on farmlands severely affected by flooding, and damage assessments are ongoing by eup and myeon. Especially due to concerns about the spread of pests and diseases caused by the prolonged rainy season, aerial pest control is being conducted over an area of 14,379 hectares within the county.

Since the 19th, a quarantine task force has been formed to conduct intensive disinfection and quarantine in vulnerable areas such as town and city centers and sewers. [Photo by Haenam-gun]

Unlike previous years when pest control was conducted around the 10th, this year the control period was advanced, and pest control is scheduled to be completed for all eup and myeon cultivation areas by the 5th of next month.

Furthermore, due to concerns about pest outbreaks in the hot and humid weather following the rainy season, a quarantine task force has been formed since the 19th to conduct intensive disinfection and pest control in vulnerable areas such as eup and city centers and sewage systems.

County Governor Myeong Hyun-gwan said, “Although there was significant damage from this heavy rain, thanks to preemptive measures, we were able to overcome the crisis without large-scale damage such as casualties. Since the rainy season is not over yet and more rain is forecast over the weekend, we will remain vigilant and prioritize residents’ safety in our preparations.”

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