Landslide Risk Alert Raised to 'Warning' in Seoul Metropolitan Area, Daejeon, Daegu, and Jeonbuk

The Korea Forest Service announced on the 8th at 9:30 a.m. that it has raised the landslide warning level to the "Alert" stage for the Seoul, Daegu, Incheon, Daejeon, Gyeonggi, Gangwon, and Jeonbuk regions.

As of 9:30 a.m. on the same day, a preliminary heavy rain warning was in effect for Seoul, Incheon, Daejeon, Gyeonggi, and Gangwon regions. The Korea Meteorological Administration forecasted localized heavy rain of 30mm to 50mm per hour until the 9th, following preceding rainfall of 85mm to 190mm mainly in the Chungcheong, Gyeongsang, and Jeonbuk areas.

Accordingly, the Korea Forest Service held a situation assessment meeting considering the rainfall conditions and landslide prediction status in these areas, and raised the landslide warning level for Seoul, Daegu, Incheon, Daejeon, Gyeonggi, Gangwon, and Jeonbuk regions. Meanwhile, the landslide warning levels for Busan, Daegu, Gwangju, Ulsan, Jeonnam, Gyeongnam, and Jeju remained at the "Caution" stage.

The warning levels are divided into four stages: "Interest - Caution - Alert - Serious."

Jongsoo Lee, Disaster Control Officer at the Korea Forest Service, said, "Residents in areas where the landslide warning has been raised to 'Alert' are urged to pay close attention to emergency disaster messages and village broadcasts, and to evacuate promptly in case of emergency."

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