Gyeongnam Governor Park Wansu Visits Hapcheon Disaster Victims to Offer Comfort and Promise Swift Recovery

Park Wan-su, Governor of Gyeongnam Province, visited Yangsan Village in Daeyang-myeon, Hapcheon-gun, where houses were flooded due to heavy rain the previous day, on the 6th to console residents and inspect the damage recovery situation.

According to Gyeongnam Province, as of midnight on the 5th, the rainfall in Hapcheon-gun was 59.6mm, which was less than the provincial average rainfall of 86.1mm, but houses were flooded because a temporary road installed nearby obstructed the flow of water.

Gyeongnam Governor Park Wan-su is giving recovery instructions while inspecting Yangsan Village in Daeyang-myeon, Hapcheon, where flood damage occurred, along with Hapcheon County Mayor Kim Yoon-chul (front row, left).
[Photo by Gyeongnam Provincial Government]

The temporary road was identified as being installed for the construction of Expressway No. 14 between Hamyang and Changnyeong, commissioned by the Korea Expressway Corporation.

Gyeongnam Province and Hapcheon-gun urgently evacuated 55 village residents overnight to the village hall and other locations, and partially dismantled the temporary road to prevent further damage.

Gyeongnam Governor Park Wan-su is meeting with disaster victims in Yangsan Village, Daeyang-myeon, Hapcheon, where heavy rain flooding damage occurred.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Provincial Government]

Governor Park visited the flood victims and volunteers to offer consolation and promised a thorough investigation of the cause and recovery efforts.

He also instructed the responsible officials, saying, “Investigate all construction sites to see if there are other cases where bridge piers obstruct water flow, which caused the village flooding,” and “Make efforts to prevent recurrence so that similar accidents do not happen again.”

He also ordered the preparation of village recovery plans in anticipation of the summer monsoon season.

Gyeongnam Province plans to protect the flood victims by accommodating them at the Hapcheon-gun Eco-friendly Culture Center, support accurate damage assessments reflecting residents’ opinions, and proceed with rapid recovery.