Heavy rain reaching up to 100㎜ per hour caused 31 incidents of casualties on the 19th in Gyeongsangnam-do, resulting in 5 dead, 2 missing, and 2 cardiac arrest patients.
According to the Gyeongnam Fire Department, at around 9:25 a.m. that day, a landslide occurred in Byeongjeong-ri, Sancheong-eup, burying a dwelling and resulting in the discovery of a man in his 60s in a cardiac arrest state. At about 10:46 a.m. on the same day, another landslide occurred in Naeri Village, Sancheong-eup, claiming the lives of 2 people, including a man in his 40s, while 1 was rescued.
At 12:35 p.m., heavy rain in Buri Village, Sancheong-eup, caused mud to flow down, covering two dwellings. This led to the deaths of 2 people, including a man in his 20s, and 1 person went missing. One minute later, at 12:36 p.m., a flooding incident occurred in Danseong-myeon, Sancheong-gun, resulting in a man in his 60s being transported to a hospital in a cardiac arrest state, while another person remains missing.
Around 4:20 p.m., a vehicle passing through Cheongdo-myeon, Miryang, was swept away by rapid currents, resulting in the death of a driver in his 60s. Additionally, contact has been lost with 6 people needing rescue, including 2 residents whose communication was cut off from a dwelling in Oegori, Sancheong-eup, and the fire authorities are currently verifying their survival. So far, a total of 16 people have been rescued.
From the 16th to 3 p.m. on the 19th, the average cumulative precipitation in the Gyeongnam region recorded 266.5㎜, with some areas experiencing unprecedented rainfall exceeding 500㎜. In particular, Sichon-myeon, Sancheong-gun, recorded a staggering 764㎜ of cumulative rainfall, while Daebyeong-myeon, Hapcheon-gun received 698㎜, and Okjong-myeon, Hadong-gun had 643㎜.
Due to heavy rain, a total of 71 road routes (including national highways, local roads, farmland roads, and rural roads) in the province have been flooded or suffered damage such as landslides, leading to closures. In particular, the Daejeon-Tongyeong Expressway is undergoing urgent restoration work due to the risk of slope collapse, with the uphill section from Danseong IC to Sancheong IC fully closed, while the downhill section is temporarily open on one lane.
Access to 310 public facilities, including riverbanks and other public facilities, has been restricted due to safety concerns, and a total of 2,350 people from 1,821 households in the province have evacuated due to fears of landslides and flooding. Among them, 1,402 households housing 1,757 people have returned home, while 419 households with 593 people still remain in shelters.
Damage to facilities is also occurring. As of now, a preliminary total of 267 incidents of damage have been recorded due to river flooding, embankment erosion, farmland flooding, and landslides.
The Gyeongnam government has raised the disaster response level to the highest level, 3, and is maintaining it while mobilizing all administrative resources for quick restoration and to prevent additional damage. Sancheong-gun has issued an emergency evacuation order to all residents.
Park Wan-soo, the governor of Gyeongnam, who visited the scene, noted, "We must not let our guard down for a moment in ensuring the lives and safety of our citizens," and directed, "Maintain vigilance until the search for missing persons and evacuations are completed, and thereafter, proceed with recovery operations promptly under close cooperation among departments."