No Casualties Reported Due to Road Closures
A large-scale landslide occurred on the slope section of the Sedae Piam Tunnel on County Road No. 3 in Jeongseon-eup, Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon Province.
According to Jeongseon-gun, the fourth landslide occurred on the slope of the Piam Tunnel on County Road No. 3 in Jeongseon-eup at around 6:37 p.m. on the 13th.
About 6,000 tons (t) of rock covered the Sedae Piam Tunnel due to this landslide.
At 6:37 PM on the 13th, a landslide occurred at the Piam Tunnel in Jeongseon Sede. / Provided by Jeongseon County
Earlier, on the 9th at around 12:49 p.m., about 300 tons of rock collapsed on the same slope.
Despite the large-scale landslides, no casualties were reported.
Since 10 a.m. on the 7th, when the second rockfall occurred, two-way traffic in this section has been completely restricted.
Judging that the risk of additional landslides is high, the county designated and announced a detour route and deployed personnel at the two-way entry points to prohibit vehicle passage.
Rockfalls have been continuously occurring in this section since the 6th.
After inspecting the site on the 11th, the county planned to resume traffic following safety inspections and the installation of safety structures. However, with the recurrence of a large-scale landslide, it is expected that reopening the road will be difficult for a considerable period.
Kim Jin-tae, Governor of Gangwon Province, stated regarding this landslide, "The province immediately provided Jeongseon-gun with an emergency restoration fund of 1 billion KRW and will prepare fundamental measures such as constructing a detour road in the future."
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