<Anchor>

Then, let's go to Namwon, where the embankment collapsed in the upper reaches of the Seomjin River. There is a reporter on this site, so I'll connect it right away.

Reporter Kim Sang-min, first of all, reporter Kim is in a safe place, right? How bad is the situation from the field?

<Reporter>

Yes, the water is gradually draining, but the green houses behind me are still submerged in overflowing water and only the roof is visible.

Also, if you cross over there, you will see the point where the embankment collapsed today (8th), but it is still impossible to move on foot because the driveway is filled with water to the knee level of an adult.

When I arrived here this afternoon, I saw livestock throughout the village. 

As you can see, pigs and cows are still wandering around the village, but it is flooded by heavy rain, but when the barn is closed, all the livestock die, so the door is opened to save the livestock.

Currently, the water level of the Seomjin River Dam has risen to 197.8m, exceeding the planned flood level of 197.7m, and about 1,800 tons of water per second are being discharged, which is about three times that of this dawn.

About 300 residents had been evacuated before the embankment collapsed, and 20 people who could not escape were also rescued, and it is said that there is no human injury to date.

<Anchor>

There are some people who have been told to evacuate in places like Imsil and Jinan above Namwon.

<Reporter>

Yes, it is.

Roads in various villages around Deokchi-myeon, Imsil-gun, Jeollabuk-do have been flooded, so about 100 residents and tourists are still unable to escape.

As Yongdam Dam in Jinan, Jeollabuk-do began discharging from this morning, an evacuation order was issued to the villagers of Geumsan-gun, Chungcheongnam-do.

In addition, as part of the banks of Munpyeongcheon Stream in Naju, a stream of the Yeongsan River, collapsed due to heavy rain, hundreds of nearby agricultural lands were flooded, and about 900 people in four nearby low-lying villages evacuated to temporary facilities. 

(Video coverage: Kim Yong-woo, video editing: Yumira)