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situation in the northern part of Gyeonggi and the northern part of Gyeonggi has reached the limit. In Cheorwon, the Hantan River overflowed yesterday afternoon (5th), and several nearby villages were flooded. Residents isolated in the village were rescued by fire boats, and more than 500 residents have been evacuated to high schools or village halls. Connect with reporters on site.

Reporter Jeong Ban-seok, the residents are all safe?

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Yes, I am in front of Daekyocheon, a tributary of the Hantan River in Cheorwon-gun, Gangwon-do.

This place is 10km from Igil-ri, Dongsong-eup, where the village was flooded by flooding of the Hantan River yesterday afternoon, and it is still raining heavily.

During the six days before yesterday at 3:00 pm, the Hantan River overflowed as the dam collapsed in a heavy rain close to 700 mm.

The village of Igil-ri, Dongsong-eup was completely submerged, about 40 residents were evacuated to Odeok Elementary School, and about 30 were evacuated to the mountains.

The fire department even used boats to rescue the isolated inhabitants of the village.

Three other villages were also flooded, about 70 people in Jeongyeon-ri, Galmal-eup, 160 people in Saengchang-ri, Kimhwa-eup, and 20 people in Dongmak-ri, Galmal-eup, each evacuating to the town hall.

In addition, there were fears of flooding the Yongjin River, a tributary of the Imjin River, and about 150 residents of Daemari, Cheorwon-eup, and the lowland of Yuliri evacuated to Cheorwon Elementary School.

The evacuation force reaches 500 people in six villages.

Fortunately, the water level in the nearby rivers is gradually decreasing.

The water level at the Hantan River near Samgigyo Bridge in Isong-ri, Dongsong-eup, which exceeded the Flood Flood Alert level at 8.92m yesterday at 2 pm, dropped to the current level of interest at 4.11m.

However, as the rain continues, the evacuation situation will continue until at least this morning.