No More Flood Damage! ... Yeongdeungpo-gu Provides Free Portable Water Barriers

Free Support of Portable Water Barriers for Apartment Complexes and Large Buildings with Underground Parking Lots
Prevent Flood Damage by Blocking Rainwater Inflow into Underground Parking during Heavy Rain and Typhoons
Minimize Human and Property Damage by Securing Golden Time in Disaster Emergencies and Establishing a Dense Flood Safety Network

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Yeongdeungpo-gu (District Mayor Choi Ho-kwon) announced that it will support the installation of 'portable flood barriers' to prevent safety accidents caused by heavy rain or typhoons and minimize human and property damage.

The flood barrier is a facility that blocks rainwater, which cannot flow out through rivers or storm drains during heavy summer rains, from suddenly entering underground parking lot entrances all at once.

Without flood barriers, sudden rainwater pouring into underground parking lots of apartments located near rivers or in low-lying areas can lead to severe flooding damage.

Currently, portable and movable flood barriers are stocked at each community service center, but there is concern that installation delays during unexpected flooding could cause a loss of the golden time.

Accordingly, the district plans to proactively respond to heavy rains by separately stocking flood barriers in underground parking lots.

The district has secured 100 million KRW from the disaster management fund to provide portable flood barriers free of charge to apartment complexes and large buildings with underground parking lots. The portable flood barrier is an L-shaped fence assembled by placing a 70.5 cm wide flood barrier panel between end panels on the left and right sides. It is convenient to store, transport, and install, serving as a temporary dam that can respond quickly in disaster situations.

Applications for portable flood barrier support are open until the 29th. To apply, measure the entrance width of each underground parking lot and call the district office's Measurement Division to request the required number of portable flood barriers.

The district plans to complete the distribution of portable flood barriers by March, before the full rainy season begins.

Additionally, the district added that preparing sandbags in advance can help minimize flooding damage in underground parking lots.

Choi Ho-kwon, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, stated, “We will complete the installation of flood barriers before the rainy season to proactively respond to human and property damage caused by various floods during the monsoon season. This year as well, we will operate a thorough flood safety network and devote all efforts to disaster response to prevent flooding damage.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.