Gyeonggi-do Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters Enters 'Emergency Level 2' Due to Heavy Rainfall

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Gyeonggi-do Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters has raised the emergency level from Level 1 to Level 2 in response to the heavy rain warning issued across the entire province.

On the 30th, Gyeonggi-do announced that due to the heavy rain warning (90mm or more rainfall in 3 hours or 180mm or more in 12 hours) issued for all 31 cities and counties in the province, the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters elevated the emergency response from Level 1 to Level 2 starting at 5 a.m. that day.

With the upgrade to Level 2, the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters will have the Director of the Safety Management Office in charge of managing the heavy rain situation.

Currently, about 4,700 employees from Gyeonggi-do and the cities and counties have begun emergency duty. Additionally, 1,255 areas vulnerable to human damage (landslides, steep slopes, etc.), 93 flood-prone roads, and 17 campsites are under surveillance. Furthermore, as a preventive measure, 292 vehicles parked in riverside parking lots and 80 vessels have been evacuated.

In particular, real-time monitoring of water level changes is being conducted in the Imjingang border area (Pilsunggyo Bridge and Gunnam Dam), and plans are in place to strengthen real-time situation transmission among the province, cities/counties, and the flood control office.

From midnight to 6 a.m. on the day, the average rainfall in Gyeonggi-do was 70.5mm, with five cities experiencing concentrated heavy rain exceeding 100mm: Hwaseong 130.5mm, Osan 118.5mm, Pyeongtaek 116.5mm, Ansan 109.5mm, and Uiwang 101mm.

Meanwhile, as of 6 a.m. on the same day, the heavy rain damage situation in Gyeonggi-do included 11 cases of road flooding (Pyeongtaek 6, Hwaseong 4, Bucheon 1), 9 cases of fallen street trees (Goyang 4, Anyang 1, Hwaseong 2, Pyeongtaek 1, Gwangju 1), 1 case of road rockfall (Yongin), 3 cases of farmland flooding (1ha) (Yeoju 1, Pyeongtaek 2), 3 cases of temporary house flooding (Pyeongtaek), and 3 cases of vehicle flooding (Seongnam 1, Bucheon 2).