Emergency Alert: Heavy Rain and Missing Persons in South Jeolla Province

2023-06-29 15:13:02

▲ Heavy rain in Hampyeong, South Jeolla Province Searching for missing persons Heavy rain along with thunder and lightning is again falling in Gwangju and South Jeolla Province, where more than 200 reports of damage have been received due to heavy rain.

The Gwangju Regional Meteorological Administration issued a heavy rain warning for all of Gwangju and Jeollanam-do at 10:00 pm on the 29th.

As of 0:00 today (30th), the highest amount of precipitation has been recorded in Bongsan, Damyang, 71mm, Haenam, 44.7mm, Hampyeong, Wolya 43.5mm, and Gwangju Science and Technology Center, 43.5mm.

As rain clouds continue to flow into the West Sea overnight, up to 250mm of rain is expected to pour by this afternoon.

There are times when torrential rain of 30 to 60 mm per hour pours in some areas, so special attention is required for rain damage such as flooding.

During the day the previous day, around 20mm of rain fell around Gwangju and the eastern part of South Jeolla Province, causing damage.

Yesterday at around 12:30 noon in Hwajeong-dong, Gwangju City, a street tree struck by lightning fell and hit two parked cars.

In the new parking building at Songjeong Station in Gwangju, which opened less than a month ago, water collected on each floor and drainage work was carried out.

Around 2:00 pm on the same day, a road in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province was flooded, and fire authorities took out about 5 tons of rainwater.

The first death was also reported due to the rainy season. ▲ A repair facility supervisor who went missing in heavy rain

On the night of the 27th, 67-year-old Oh Mo, who went missing after checking the floodgates in Um-myeon, Hampyeong-gun, Jeollanam-do, was found dead after 36 hours of searching.

An official from the Korea Meteorological Administration said, “As a large amount of rain falls in a short period of time during the vulnerable time period, there is a possibility of rain damage such as flooding.” It is.

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