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Meanwhile, heavy rain started to pour once more in the evening in the Chungbuk area.
Currently, heavy rain warnings have been issued for five cities and counties in North Chungcheong Province, and heavy rain of around 50 mm per hour is forecast for tonight as well.
Connect with reporters in Musimcheon, Cheongju.
Reporter Kim Eun-cho, how is your current situation?
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Yes, the rain that showed a brief lull during the day started to pour strongly once more in the evening, and now it is repeatedly falling and stopping.
As the water level in Musimcheon continued to rise, the current became stronger.
The entire 6.5km section of the Musimcheon River Road is fully controlled.
As the water level rises, a flood advisory has been issued near Heungdeok Bridge in Cheongju.
Currently, a heavy rain warning has been issued for five cities and counties in North Chungcheong Province, and a heavy rain advisory has been issued for the rest of the region.
Reports of road flooding have been reported in various places, including apartment complexes in Bokdae-dong, Cheongju-si, due to the rain that started pouring around the time of work.
So far, the accumulated precipitation has recorded 231 mm in Baekun in Jecheon, 228 in Heungdeok in Cheongju, 202 in Cheongcheon in Goesan and 192 mm in Yeongchun in Danyang.
As it rained heavily, 40 rain damage reports were received in Chungbuk today.
In Cheongju, the road was completely submerged in water, and nearby shops were flooded.
In Danyang, as the current of the Namhan River grew stronger, the stonework along the riverside road fell off.
In addition, trees fell in various places, blocking the road.
The discharge from the dam continues.
The Chungju Dam is pumping out 2,000 tons of water per second downstream.
Goesan Dam also started discharging today, opening all 7 sluice gates and discharging 500 tons of water per second.
During the night, stronger rain was forecast than yesterday in Chungbuk.
In particular, as the rain cloud belt descends further south, it is likely to pour a lot of rain over 250mm from the central and southern regions of Chungcheongbuk-do to the day following day.
In addition, the landslide crisis warning has been upgraded to the ‘alert’ level, raising concerns regarding additional damage.
Until now, this is Kim Eun-cho from MBC News in Musimcheon, Cheongju.
