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Yesterday afternoon, the Hantan River overflowed from Cheorwon, Gangwon Province, and several villages were flooded. 1,100 residents have evacuated, but I'm going to connect with reporters on the spot to see what the situation is now.

Reporter Kang Min-woo, how are you doing right now?

<Reporter>

Yes, I am in front of the village of Igil-ri, Cheorwon-gun, Gangwon-do.

This is a place where the entire village was submerged by the flooding of the Hantan River, an upper stream of the Hantan River.

If you look at the side like this, traces of the flooded farmland remain vibrant, and the public telephone box floats and falls down on the farmland like this.

The village was completely submerged as the nearby bank burst at about 3 pm yesterday.

About 40 residents were evacuated to nearby Odeok Elementary School, and about 30 people were evacuated to the mountains.

Residents in the villages were also rescued by boats by firefighters.

The fire authorities found that more than 1,100 people from 640 families were evacuated only in the Cheorwon area, which was directly affected by the floods of the Imjin River and the Hantan River.

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Reporter Kang, the residents' worries seem to be unspeakable, but will restoration be made soon?

<Reporter>

Yes, the recovery situation is also expected to vary depending on the weather.

It's still a little rainy compared to yesterday, but it still blows hard, and it is said that it has been put into recovery work due to a lot of military forces and firefighting.

In addition, as the river overflows, there is a possibility that landmines will flow into the village, so the search will continue.

At present, the level of surrounding rivers has decreased and the likelihood of further damage has decreased.

The water level of the nearby Hantan River Samhapgyo Bridge, which surpassed the Flood Flood Alert level at 8.92m yesterday at 2:92 pm, is currently maintaining an interest level of 4.3m.

However, there is a forecast of 30~50mm of rain in the Gangwon area today, and the local torrential rains can be repeated at any time, so it is impossible to relax.