Hampyeong-gun Deploys Large Pumps at Flooded Sites... Minimizing Damage to Exhibition Hall

Preparation of Large Water Pumps for the Rainy Season under the Direction of County Governor Sang-ik Lee

Hampyeong-gun's preparedness played a significant role at the disaster site.

According to the county on the 25th, during the heavy rainstorm that poured down early on the 24th, the portable large-scale pump that Hampyeong-gun had pre-purchased and stocked minimized flood damage at the Hampyeong Expo Park exhibition hall.

Due to the concentrated heavy rain of about 190mm that fell from early morning on the 24th, some exhibition halls such as the succulent plant hall and the eco-friendly agriculture hall at Hampyeong Expo Park were partially flooded, and the county immediately deployed the portable large-scale pump to the site.

Equipped with a pumping capacity of 11 tons per minute, this large pump was purchased by Hampyeong-gun about a month ago and had completed test operations under the urgent directive of Lee Sang-ik, the mayor of Hampyeong, to prevent flood damage during the rainy season.

The large pump, deployed to the Hampyeong Expo Park flood site around 9 a.m. that day, drained approximately 900 tons of rainwater into the nearby Daehwa small stream over about 1 hour and 30 minutes, preventing flood damage to the exhibition halls.

Additionally, about 30 employees from the Tourism Policy Office mobilized three agricultural engine pumps inside three exhibition halls from 6:30 a.m. that day to carry out drainage work, pushing rainwater outside and cleaning the plants as part of the restoration efforts.

Jung Je-won, head of the Tourism Policy Office, said, “We responded quickly by initially deploying the large pump to the flooded exhibition halls,” and added, “We will do our best in the post-management of the exhibition halls, including preventing pests and diseases in succulents and cacti.”

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