China News Service, August 11th. According to Korean media reports, South Korea’s Central Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters reported on the 11th that as of 6 am local time, 31 people were killed, 11 people were missing and 8 people were injured by heavy rains in South Korea. The number of people affected by the disaster increased to 7,512, of which 3,046 were still staying in the gymnasium, village hall or relatives’ homes for refuge.
On August 8, many trails, driveways, and parking lots were flooded in Panpo Han River Park in Seoul. Days of heavy rain caused the water level of the Han River in Seoul, South Korea to soar, and some roads and parks nearby were flooded. Photo by China News Agency reporter Zeng Nai
Since the 1st, in 11 consecutive days of heavy rains, South Korea has reported a total of 20,826 damaged facilities, including 8,470 public facilities and 12,356 private facilities. 56.1% of the damaged facilities have completed emergency repairs. In addition, the damaged area of farmland reached 27,132 hectares.
Traffic control conditions such as roads and railways are also continuing. Gwangju-Daegu Line, Honam Line Expressway, Busan City, Chungcheongbuk-do, Jeollanam-do and other places implement traffic control on 71 roads, and 5 railways of Chungbuk Line, Taebaek Line, Yeongdong Line, Gyeongjeon Line and Janghang Line remain Out of service.
On the other hand, with the arrival of Typhoon No. 5, South Korea issued heavy rain warnings in many places, and the rainfall in the country is expected to increase.