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During this heavy rain, a war of garbage collection was waged in Chungju, the source of drinking water in the metropolitan area. The 35 tons of garbage that has been washed away by the heavy rain has created a huge island, which seems to be the largest in 14 years.

Reporter Lee Yun-young of CJB has been to the scene.

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Chungju Lake, the largest man-made lake in the metropolitan area, is the largest artificial lake in Korea.

By the way, the water is invisible and is all over the land.

In the heavy rain, the garbage from the upstream was mixed up to create a huge garbage island.

As you can see, it is hard to tell whether this is a lake or a garbage dump.

Various plastic bottles, styrofoam, twigs, etc., all kinds of garbage have flowed out.

To date, the amount of garbage introduced has reached 35,000 cubic meters, and 50,000 tons can be caught.

It is the largest in 14 years since the rainy season in 2006.

The island of garbage also blocked boats and cruise ships were also suspended.

[Kim Eun-Ju/Korea Water Resources Corporation's collection company: (How much garbage is there now? How much was it left?) Three to four thousand dump trucks. (How long will it take to get rid of all of this?) I think it will take another month.] At the

shore of the lake, heavy machinery is used to lift the garbage constantly, but there is no end to the waste that is being pushed.

The accumulated garbage has already been made into the mountain, and it is necessary to hang it for a month.

[Gimtaegon / Pickup worker: any time even if now ve end coming rains more then a lot of information very difficulty to work because the suspension is further increased -

Korea Water Resources Corporation will install the net on four points to prevent the waste flows but non The news remains, and it seems that the deterioration of water quality in Chungju Lake is inevitable.