Insufficient drainage pumps in central torrential rain… Damage spread by delay in recovery

Even in the followingnoon of the 9th, as it rained heavily in Seoul following the previous day, in autonomous districts that suffered heavy flooding, there was a lack of drainage systems such as submersible pumps, making it difficult to restore them.

According to each autonomous district on the 9th, Seocho-gu and Gangnam-gu, Seoul, which suffered heavy damage the day before, are currently using all drainage support devices such as water pumps and submersible pumps owned by the district office.

Currently, 1,122 units, including water pumps owned by Seocho-gu, are all deployed at the site.

An official from Seocho-gu Office said, “It is still raining, and even now, requests are coming from several places at the same time, so it is a difficult situation.

Gangnam-gu is also using a total of 1,14 drainage support devices, including 151 water pumps and 863 submersible pumps.

Gangnam-gu borrowed 68 submersible pumps with the cooperation of Gwangjin-gu.

An official from the Gangnam-gu Office said, “There were 220 cases of flooding in homes until 9 am, but damage cases are still being received.” in progress,” he explained.

Meanwhile, in the underground parking lot of the building in Seocho-gu where the missing person came from, the Seocho Fire Department is draining and trying to enter the parking lot.

Each district office plans to request cooperation from neighboring autonomous districts that have the capacity to respond and continue to provide drainage support.

/yunhap news

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