Typhoon Hinnam Noh Ghost Catch Marine KAAV Saved 27 Citizens

Rescue of isolated residents such as two amphibious armored vehicles and 17 rubber boats on the rooftop of Dongwon
Air Force Rescue Helicopter Support Firefighters are also transferred to the fire site of POSCO.

The ‘ghost catch’ marines rescued 27 flood victims in the Pohang area, which was flooded by the blow of typhoon ‘Hinnamno’.

The Marines announced that they had rescued 27 people in the flooded area as of 4 pm on the 6th by conducting a lifesaving operation.

The 1st Marine Division started a lifesaving operation in the area of ​​Cheongnim-dong, Pohang-si, where damage from flooding was severe, by deploying two KAAVs and 17 rubber boats (IBS) from around 6 am on the same day.

Residents who had taken refuge on rooftops due to flood damage were transported to a safe place by IBS, and the KAAV was active in places where it was difficult for firefighters to enter due to road flooding.

In the process, firefighters who had difficulty entering the origin of the POSCO fire due to flood damage were transported by KAAV.

In a rescue video released by the Marines on social media, you can see crews carrying civilians into KAAVs on a road with water up to their waist.

This is the first time that a scene of a KAAV being mobilized at a flood site has been released.

A KAAV was mobilized during floods in the Ilsan and Gimpo areas 20 years ago, but this was not disclosed and has been passed down through word of mouth among marines.

The KAAV produced by Hanwha Defense can carry 4 to 5 people.

It is operated as the core amphibious force of the Korean Marine Corps.

At the same time, the 1st Marine Division deployed 1,300 troops, 59 vehicles, 11 IBS units, and 6 water pumps, and equipment to the areas of Donghae-myeon, Daesong-myeon, Ocheon-eup, and Cheongnim-dong, Pohang-si, to perform damage recovery operations such as soil removal and drainage work. also unfolded

The Marine Corps plans to continue supporting damage recovery in the Pohang area by receiving joint forces such as air force search and rescue helicopters.

Captain Yoon Ju, commander of the 2nd Company of the 1st Division, said, “The 1st Marine Division is immediately dispatched to the site immediately following the typhoon damage and is carrying out damage restoration operations such as soil removal and drainage work throughout Pohang City.” I will do my best,” he said.

In Pohang, the 11th typhoon Hinnamnoro, the city was flooded with heavy rain of regarding 100mm per hour on that day.

The Marine Corps Command said, “With the rapid task force ready for dispatch, it will carry out its mission by conducting civilian damage recovery operations anywhere in case of emergency.”

/yunhap news