In the area of the dictionary on the 5th, the day after heavy rain of more than 205 mm fell in Boseong-gun, Jeollanam-do, Jung Yong-in, the head of the Boseong Fire Department, is on patrol in disaster-prone areas to ensure safety.
Heavy rain poured over Jeollanam-do during the Children’s Day holiday, causing damage to farmland in the region. According to Jeollanam-do, over the past two days, an average of 100.7 mm of rain fell, leading to property damage of 1.22 billion won in 165 km² of farmland in the region.
In Gohung-gun, Podo-myeon, 80 km² of rice fields (worth 59 million won) were submerged. In Gangjin-gun, 50 km² (worth 37 million won) in Doam-myeon, and in Haenam-gun, Hwangsan, Munnai, and San-i myeons, 35 km² (worth 26 million won) of barley crops ready for harvest were toppled by the rainstorm.
In Gwangyang, where 237.4 mm of heavy rain fell over two days, two vehicles were submerged, but fortunately, there were no casualties. In landslide-prone areas such as Gwangyang, Boseong, and Jangheung, 108 residents from 73 households evacuated to the village hall as a precaution and returned home when the weather improved.
Korea Water Resources Corporation opened the sluice gates of Juam Dam and Jangheung Dam to adjust the dam water levels. The release volume is within 200 tons per second for Juam Dam and within 100 tons per second for Jangheung Dam.
The Water Resources Corporation cautioned downstream areas about possible rise in river levels due to the opening of the dam gates. Passenger ships, which were restricted due to strong winds and high waves, resumed most of their operations after the rain stopped.
Aircraft that were canceled en masse yesterday are operating normally today. The Korea Meteorological Administration predicts that rain, which had stopped in Gwangju and most areas of Jeollanam-do overnight, will resume from the afternoon of the 7th until the morning of the 8th, with up to 20 mm expected.
(Photo provided by Boseong Fire Department, Yonhap News)