24 Temporary Evacuations and Road Closures at 24 Locations Due to Heavy Rain in Southern Regions

Heavy rain warnings have been issued mainly for the Jeonbuk, Chungcheong, and Gyeongnam regions, and as of 6 p.m., the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters announced on the 16th that 24 roads and 90 riverside areas have been closed. The same applies to 30 riverside parking lots and 28 forest trail sections. Access to 14 national parks and 398 hiking trails has also been prohibited.

In two cities and provinces, Busan and Jeonnam, three city and county districts temporarily evacuated 24 people from 16 households. No damage from the heavy rain has been reported so far.

The road in front of Changwon City Sangbok Park in Changwon-si, Gyeongnam was flooded with rainwater.
[Photo by Changwon Fire Department]

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety activated Emergency Level 1 of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters in the morning and raised the crisis alert level from 'Interest' to 'Caution' to respond to the heavy rain situation.

Cumulative rainfall as of 5 p.m. on the same day was 134.0 mm in Wando, Jeonnam; 126.0 mm in Cheongju, Chungbuk; and 125.3 mm in Changwon, Gyeongnam. The Korea Meteorological Administration forecasted that heavy rain would fall across the country overnight, with occasional rain on the 17th that would mostly stop in the afternoon. However, Jeju is expected to experience rain until nighttime, and some areas in the Gyeongsang region may continue until the morning of the 18th.

By dawn on the 17th, areas along the west coast of Jeolla are expected to receive about 50 mm of rain per hour, and between dawn and afternoon on the 17th, similar rainfall is expected near Jirisan and the southern coast.

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