2023-07-15 08:13:52
16 dead and 9 missing in North Gyeongsang alone… Most of them are buried in the hillside soil
Osong underground car also unable to access 19 submerged cars
(National Comprehensive = Yonhap News) Reporter Ryu Su-hyeon = Due to the torrential rain that lasted for the third day on the 15th, casualties occurred one following another, centering on the central region such as Chungcheong and Gyeongbuk.
According to rescue authorities, the number of deaths due to heavy rain from the 14th to this followingnoon was tentatively counted as 24 (16 Gyeongbuk, 1 Sejong, 3 Chungnam, 1 Wonju, Gangwon, 2 Chungju, Chungbuk, 1 Iksan, Jeonbuk). .
In addition, it was found that 10 people were missing because they were buried in soil or fell into a reservoir.
In Osong, North Chungcheong Province, 19 vehicles were isolated due to flooding of road underpasses. There is a possibility of additional casualties as the current search operation is difficult.
◇ Houses are buried and underground cars are flooded… surge in casualties
Heavy rain damage in Yeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do
(Yeongju = Yonhap News) Rescue authorities are working in Jangsu-myeon, Yeongju-si, Gyeongbuk, which suffered from heavy rain. [경북 영주시 제공, 재판매 및 DB 금지] 2023.7.15 sunhyung@yna.co.kr
The Gyeongsangbuk-do Fire Department announced that as of 4:30 pm on the same day, 16 people died and 9 people were missing due to heavy rain.
Many of the casualties were caused by hillside silt pushing into homes and burying them.
There were 4 deaths in Hyoja-myeon, Yecheon-gun, 1 in Eunpung-myeon, 2 in Yongmun-myeon, 2 in Punggi-eup, 2 in Jangsu-myeon, Yeongju-si, 1 in Mungyeong-si, 4 in Bonghwa-gun, and 9 missing persons, 8 in Yecheon and 1 in Mungyeong.
The men and women who died following their houses were buried in a landslide in Punggi-eup, Yeongju City were identified as women in their 60s and 20s.
In Chungcheongnam-do, there were also casualties due to landslide burial.
At around 4:53 a.m. on the same day, earth and sand poured from the slope of a hill in Songyong-ri, Yeondong-myeon, Sejong-si hit the front of a nearby house.
A woman in her 60s died at around 7:00 a.m. in Jeongsan-myeon, Cheongyang-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, when soil washed away by heavy rain hit a nearby house.
Around 8:22 a.m., near Hwangdun-ri, Sillim-myeon, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do, a resident in his 60s was swept to his death by a torrent while crossing a village road overflowing with water wearing a belt connected to a rope.
At around 8:40 am, a man was found dead when water filled the second underpass in Gungpyeong, Osong-eup, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do. It was found that 19 vehicles were isolated in this underpass.
It is known that the rescue operation is experiencing difficulties as rainwater continues to flow into the site and visibility is not secured.
In particular, even if the water is drained from the underpass, there is a possibility of additional casualties as there are concerns that the full-scale search will be difficult due to repeated situations in which water and rainwater flow in from the river.
◇ Emergency evacuation order due to overflow of Goesan Dam in Chungcheongbuk-do… Except for some KTX sections, regular trains stop
Sujeon Bridge submerged in water due to discharge from Goesan Dam
(Goesan = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Seong-min = On the morning of the 15th, when the water in Dalcheon, Goesan-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, increased due to torrential rain and discharge from the Goesan Dam, the water supply bridge at a point 1km downstream of the dam was locked. 2023.7.15.
In North Chungcheong Province, as the Goesan Dam overflowed, 6,400 residents of six townships and villages in Chungju City were evacuated.
Starting at 5:00 a.m. on the same day, the city of Chungcheong issued an evacuation order to areas around Dalcheon, such as Bongbang-dong, Chilgeum-dong, Dalcheon-dong, Salmi-myeon, Jungangtap-myeon, and Daesowon-myeon, where flooding is a concern.
Most of the residents have been evacuated to school auditoriums and community halls.
As the amount of discharge from the Goesan Dam increased, Dalcheon is submerged in low-lying areas along the river.
Roads in both directions in Suju Palbong Village, Munju-ri, Daesowon-myeon, facing Dalcheon were flooded, and Danwol Bridge in Danwol-dong was blocked due to flooding concerns.
In Wanju-gun, North Jeolla Province, residents are isolated due to rapid water surges on roads near rivers.
Guk Seung-gu (68), a resident of Bammok Village in Sinwol-ri, Sangsang-myeon, Wanju-gun, said, “To leave the village, you have to cross a stream, but since there is no other exit, you are isolated every time it rains.” I’m only looking at the river,” he said.
The heavy rain also blocked the train tracks.
Korea Railroad Corporation (Korail) announced that it had stopped operating all regular trains, including the Mugunghwa and ITX-Saemaeul, at 9:00 am on the same day.
High-speed trains (KTX-Ieum) operating on the Jungang Line and the Central Inland Line have also been suspended.
KTX operates Gyeongbu high-speed line, Gangneung line, Jeolla line, and Honam line, but delays are expected due to slow travel due to heavy rain.
◇ Severe damage to crops… Ministry of Public Administration and Security dispatches situation management officers to Chungnam, Sejong, and Gyeongbuk
flooding of rice fields
Rain damage in Sejong City (Seoul = Yonhap News) On the 15th, following torrential rain, the rice field area in Geumnam-myeon, Sejong City was flooded. 2023.7.15 [독자 제공. 재판매 및 DB 금지]
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The scale of crop damage is also great.
A total of 8,437.9 hectares (8,413.8 hectares of flooding, 21.6 hectares of fallen fruit) were submerged in water, and 2.5 hectares of farmland suffered damage such as loss or burial.
4,066.2 hectares of rice and 4,155.7 hectares of soybeans were flooded.
A total of 71 cases of damage to private facilities occurred, including 39 other cases such as 22 houses being flooded, 1 house being overturned or half-destroyed, and retaining wall damage.
A total of 31 cases of damage occurred to public facilities, including 10 cases of soil runoff, 6 cases of road slope loss, and 2 cases of river embankment loss.
The Ministry of Public Administration and Security dispatched six teams of on-site situation management officers to Sejong, Cheongyang and Nonsan in Chungcheongnam-do, Chungju in Chungcheongbuk-do, Yecheon, Mungyeong, Bonghwa and Yeongju in Gyeongbuk, and Jeonju in Jeonbuk.
The on-site situation management officer plans to check whether a slope collapse inspection and evacuation support group has been formed in the city, county, or gu, and check whether the residents are being evacuated quickly in areas with a high risk of collapse.
In Yecheon-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, where the damage was concentrated, all members of the Central 119 Rescue Headquarters and soldiers from the 50th Army Division and the 16th Fighter Wing of the Air Force were mobilized.
According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, heavy rain warnings are still in effect in Chungcheong, northern Gyeonggi, and Gyeongbuk areas.
There are concerns regarding additional damage as heavy rain is expected to fall mainly in Chungcheong and Honam until the 17th.
(Reporters Kwon Jeong-sang, Kim Hyung-woo, Na Bo-bae, Gye Hyeon-hyeon, Kim Hyung-woo, Jeong Yun-deok, Lee Joo-hyeong, Kim Jun-ho, Son Dae-seong, Park Se-jin, Lee Seung-hyeong, and Ryu Su-hyeon)
More than 20 casualties due to heavy rain in Gyeongbuk… Response level 2
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