Changwon Special City, Thorough Typhoon Preparedness ... No Major Damage Reported

Identified as having only relatively minor damage such as simple flooding and soil runoff

Hong Nampyo, Mayor of Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam, continued to lead on-site command amid the typhoon, and it was found that there was little damage due to Changwon Special City's thorough typhoon preparedness.

Typhoon No. 6, "Khanun," swept through the Changwon area from the 9th to the 10th, bringing an average of 259.5mm of heavy rain (with the highest being 329.8mm in Seongsan-gu), but as of 6 p.m. on the 10th, the damage status showed only relatively minor damage such as simple flooding and soil runoff.

Hong Nampyo, Mayor of Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam, took command on-site during the typhoon, and it was found that there was no significant damage.

Despite directly passing through Changwon while maintaining a "strong" intensity in the early morning of the 10th, the prevention of major damage appears to be based on Changwon City's thorough disaster preparedness and on-site response.

Earlier, on the 8th, Mayor Hong held a briefing to receive reports on the typhoon preparedness status of all departments and led the typhoon response by visiting sites requiring urgent inspection.

On the 8th, Mayor Hong carefully inspected the Masanhappo-gu Seohang Drainage Pump Station and Jinhae-gu Sokcheon Port, and on the 9th, he visited Palyong Drainage Pump Station and Myeonggok Underpass to check the response status. On the morning of the 10th, when the typhoon hit, he visited the Changwoncheon area, Myeonggok Underpass, and Yongwon Underpass to assess the situation on-site, inspected the Ssuljae Tunnel site where soil runoff occurred, and ordered prompt damage recovery.

So far, Changwon City has implemented measures such as comprehensive inspections of disaster prevention facilities like large pump stations, vulnerable facilities including outdoor advertisements and construction sites, surveillance activities in disaster-prone areas, preemptive control of areas at risk of human damage such as riverside walking trails and parking lots, and operation of a 24-hour disaster situation room in preparation for the typhoon.

Additionally, on the morning of the 10th, proactive measures were taken including restricting traffic in 20 underpasses, limiting city bus operations in eup and myeon areas, and suspending Nubija bike-sharing services. Citizens were also urged to refrain from driving and going out. To quickly inform citizens, Changwon City used SNS and electronic billboards to broadcast real-time updates.

As a result, the damage caused by this typhoon included 16 cases of soil runoff, 21 cases of flooding, and 3 cases of embankment collapse, totaling 46 incidents, with no casualties reported so far.

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