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Let's revisit the situation in Cheorwon, Gangwon-do, where the Hantan River overflowed and the villages were flooded and more than 500 residents evacuated. Reporter connects.

Reporter Jeong Ban-seok, what is the situation now?

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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 Hantan River flooded yesterday afternoon (5th) and the village was flooded, but it has just stopped raining for a while.

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 submerged, with about 70 people in Jeongyeon-ri, Galmal-eup, 160 in Sangchang-ri, Gimhwa-eup, and 20 in Dongmak-ri in Galmal-eup, each evacuating to a village 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 sporadically, it seems that the evacuation will continue until at least this morning.