heavy rain hits many parts of south korea, nearly 1,000 people were evacuated urgently
2024-09-21
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according to the south korean central disaster safety countermeasures headquarters on september 21, due to heavy rainfall in most parts of south korea, the rainstorm caused secondary disasters such as river flooding and mudslides. as of 18:00 local time on the 21st, more than 900 people in six cities and provinces in south korea, including busan, north chungcheong province, south chungcheong province, north gyeongsang province, south gyeongsang province, and south jeolla province, were urgently evacuated. in addition, the rainstorm also caused hundreds of roads to be flooded, hundreds of houses and shops to be flooded, and more than 4,000 hectares of farmland to be flooded.
△a large landslide occurred on a road in sasang district, busan, and two trucks fell into the pit.
busan, south korea's second largest city, has been hit by heavy rainfall of up to 80 mm per hour since the early morning of the 21st. as of 17:00 local time on the 21st, the cumulative rainfall has exceeded 300 mm, causing local roads to be flooded and homes and shops to be soaked. due to the continuous heavy rainfall, a large landslide about 10 meters long and 5 meters wide appeared on a road in sasang district, busan. two drainage support vehicles of the busan fire headquarters fell into the pit, but fortunately no casualties were caused. in addition, 14 areas in busan issued mudslide alerts, and 12 areas in north gyeongsang province issued mudslide alerts. the local government reminded nearby residents to pay attention to safety.
according to the korea meteorological administration, heavy rain warnings have been issued in jeolla province in the southwest and gyeongsang province in the southeast. the precipitation in busan, changwon, gimhae and yangsan in south gyeongsang province has set a new record for the highest daily precipitation in september since relevant records were kept.
△on the morning of the 21st, a road in gangseo district, busan was flooded due to heavy rain.
according to the korea railroad corporation, due to heavy rainfall in many places, train operations on five sections of four railway lines across south korea were delayed or interrupted. due to strong winds and waves as high as 5 meters in the western seas, 13 of the 14 routes departing from incheon were banned from operation; 48 of the 53 routes to and from mokpo, wando, yeosu and other places in the southwest were also restricted. (reporter zhang yun)
source: cctv news client
