“Storm Damage in Daegu and Gyeongbuk: Updates on Embankment Collapses, Fallen Trees, and Roadblocks”

2023-05-06 08:21:47

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Fisherman isolated in swollen river in Mungyeong, subsidence around roads in Yeongju

Tree blown over car by strong wind

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(Daegu = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Seon-hyeong = Reports of damage due to strong winds continue as the torrential rains in Daegu and Gyeongbuk have subsided.

Embankment collapsed as a house due to torrential rain

(Yeongju = Yonhap News) At 4:57 am on the 7th, an embankment collapsed and an accident hit a house in Guguri, Dansan-myeon, Yeongju-si. The photo shows officials from the Gyeongbuk Provincial Fire Headquarters checking the scene. 2023.5.6 [경북도소방본부 제공, 재판매 및 DB 금지] [email protected]

According to the Gyeongbuk Provincial Fire Headquarters on the 6th, a total of 23 reports of heavy rain and strong winds entered the situation room from 5:00 pm the previous day to 3:00 pm the same day.

Among them, 18 reports of damage from strong winds were the most common, saying that additional measures were needed due to fallen construction materials or trees or fluttering banners.

collapsed house

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At 4:57 am, a 30m-long embankment collapsed in Guguri, Dansan-myeon, Yeongju-si, and hit a house, forcing six residents to evacuate to a nearby village hall.

The fire authorities who shut off the gas valve in the house conducted a safety check with KEPCO.

At around 8:33 a.m., a report was received that vehicles might not move due to the influx of earth and sand on the road in Seungburi, Seokpo-myeon, Bonghwa-gun, and an excavator was mobilized.

Prior to this, at 7:16 a.m., a report was received in Punggak-myeon, Cheongdo-gun, that the sewer flowed back and the roads around the area were flooded.

An excavator mobilized on a road inundated with soil

(Bonghwa = Yonhap News) On the morning of the 6th, a report was received that earth and sand flowed into a road in Seungbu-ri, Seokpo-myeon, Bonghwa-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and the police and fire authorities are mobilizing a forklift to remove the soil. 2023.5.6 [경북 봉화소방서 제공, 재판매 및 DB 금지] [email protected]

Around 8:13 am, a report came in that the ground had subsided around the road where waterworks were being built in Gaheung-dong, Yeongju-si, and the dispatch team took safety measures.

Tree fallen on top of car due to strong winds in Daegu

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In Beomeo-dong, Suseong-gu, Daegu, a tree fell on the road and hit a car.

The two people in the car suffered no injuries, but showed symptoms of surprise and were taken to a nearby hospital, fire officials said.

On that day, 17 safety-related reports were received in Daegu, such as signs and windows in danger of falling due to strong winds, and drains of multi-family houses and commercial buildings being blocked.

Daegu firefighters taking safety measures

(Daegu = Yonhap News) On the morning of the 6th, firefighters in Yeongyeong-dong, Buk-gu, Daegu, take action on fallen trees on the road due to strong winds. 2023.5.6 [대구시소방안전본부 제공, 재판매 및 DB 금지] [email protected]

As of 4:40 pm on this day, the cumulative precipitation was Bonghwa Seokpo 146.5mm, Gyeongsan 94.5mm, Goryeong 141mm, Mungyeong 107.2mm, Yeongju 111.6mm, Ulleung Cheonbu 145mm, Ulleung Dokdo 51.5mm, Cheongdo 121.5mm, Sangju Euncheok 127.5mm, Daegu Dalseong 116 mm, Buk-gu 102.5 mm, Seo-gu 103 mm, Daegu (official counting standard) 78.1 mm.

On the other hand, the maximum daily precipitation in May in the Gyeongbuk region, as compiled by the Daegu Meteorological Administration, was 140.5 mm on May 6, 2006, measured by ground weather observation equipment in Ulleungdo (Government Office), and 111.5 mm in Daegu on May 30, 2003.

tree felled by strong winds

(Daegu = Yonhap News) At 7:09 am on the 6th, a tree fell due to strong winds in an apartment in Paho-dong, Dalseo-gu, Daegu, and the soundproof wall nearby was damaged. [대구시소방안전본부 제공, 재판매 및 DB 금지] 2023.5.6 [email protected]

Firefighters protecting roadside trees

(Daegu = Yonhap News) Around 8 am on the 6th, a street tree collapsed on a road in Horim-dong, Dalseo-gu, Daegu, and firefighters are dispatched to take safety measures. 2023.5.6 [대구시소방안전본부 제공, 재판매 및 DB 금지] [email protected]

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