China News Service, August 7th. According to Korean media reports, South Korea’s Central Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters stated on the 7th that as of 6 a.m. local time, a week of heavy rains and floods in South Korea’s capital and central regions had killed 17 people and 10 people. Missing, 2500 people were affected, 6162 facilities were damaged.
According to reports, the affected population in the 6 disaster-stricken cities and roads increased by 275 people compared to the 6th, totaling 1,447 households with 2500 people. Among them, Chungcheongnam-do had the most, with 748 people.
In addition, heavy rains caused the damage of 2,865 public facilities such as roads and bridges, and the loss of 3297 private facilities such as houses.
At the same time, a total of 63 roads in South Korea are temporarily impassable, 3 railway lines are suspended, 384 eco-tour routes in 14 national parks are suspended, 13 underground lanes are flooded, and 86 coastal parking lots are disabled.
At present, the South Korean government has invested 62,000 civil servants and firefighters in emergency rescue and repair work. However, due to the continuous heavy rainfall, the emergency repair rate is only 65.5%, and the existing 4,085 locations have been repaired.