Last night, extreme heavy rain exceeding 140 mm per hour started in the Jeonnam region, spreading to Gyeongsang province and Chungbuk, causing more than 2,500 displaced persons nationwide.
According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (Central Disaster Countermeasures Headquarters) of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, as of 6 a.m. on the 4th, there were no casualties or property damage from this heavy rainfall.
However, in six provinces and cities nationwide, 1,836 households comprising 2,523 people had to evacuate due to the heavy rain. By region, the figures were ▲ Gyeongnam 1,647 households 2,262 people ▲ Chungnam 66 households 100 people ▲ Jeonnam 66 households 84 people ▲ Busan 22 households 31 people. The government provided temporary housing facilities for 1,726 households and 2,353 people.
Currently, three ferry routes including Mokpo-Hongdo and Yeosu-Geomun are under control, along with national parks, parking lots, camping sites, underpasses, and riverbanks. The Honam line, which runs between Iksan and Gwangju Songjeong, was temporarily blocked before normal traffic resumed.
Currently, a heavy rain warning is in effect for the Gyeongsang region and Chungbuk, with rain falling at a rate of around 20 mm per hour, mainly in the Gyeongsang region. As of 6 a.m. on this day, a heavy rain warning was issued for Ulsan (1 location), North Gyeongsang (2 locations), and South Gyeongsang (3 locations). A heavy rain advisories were issued for South Gyeongsang (5 locations), North Gyeongsang (3 locations), Chungbuk (3 locations), Ulsan (1 location), and Daegu (1 location).
From 12 a.m. on the 3rd to 5 a.m. on this day, the total accumulated precipitation was ▲ Jeonnam Mu-an 289.6 mm ▲ Gyeongnam Hapcheon 212.3 mm ▲ North Gyeongsang Goryeong 196.5 mm ▲ Jeonnam Damyang 196.0 mm ▲ Gwangju 195.9 mm ▲ Jeonnam Gurye 188.5 mm ▲ Gyeongnam Hadong 182.0 mm ▲ North Jeolla Namwon 178.5 mm, among others. The maximum daily precipitation in the last three days was confirmed as 142.1 mm in Jeonnam Mu-an and 89.5 mm in Gwangju.
The Ministry of the Interior and Safety activated the first phase of the Central Disaster Countermeasures Headquarters at 6 p.m. on the 3rd, following the issuance of heavy rain advisories mainly in the western regions such as Jeolla and Chungcheong. Subsequently, as heavy rain warnings were issued for Gwangju, Jeonnam, Jeonbuk, and Ulsan, the level of disaster alert for flood damage was raised from 'warning' to 'caution' and the Central Disaster Countermeasures Headquarters was elevated to the second phase at 11:30 p.m.