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representative place that comes to mind when you think of Seomjin River, the Hwagae Marketplace in Hadong, Gyeongnam, is the same.

The people of the Hwagae Marketplace met by KNN reporter Park Myung-sun.

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water bombs of more than 400 mm were poured, both the Hwagae Marketplace in Hadong, Gyeongnam and the nearby villages were flooded.


Residents barely escaped.

As the water drained after a day, the area around the Hwagae Marketplace turned out to be horrible as if it had been bombed.

All the store shelves have turned into mud.

The Hwagae Marketplace here is showing a disastrous appearance as the water drains, and the work of disposing of items taken out of the store continues endlessly.


Yoo Yu-gon, a merchant who has been selling agricultural products and medicinal herbs for over 40 years, was captivated by looking at the workplace that has turned into ruins.

[Yoo-gon Yoo/Gyeongnam Ha Dong-gun: I want to go somewhere and cry loudly. I can't blame anyone, I can't say anything, and I want to go somewhere and cry to get my throat chopped up.]

Although the restoration work is in full swing with mud all over, I can't really figure out where and how to touch it.

[Kim Seon-gyu/Gyeongnam Ha Dong-gun: It has oil on it. The oil strip is formed. When I organize the parts to be recycled later, I think that one-third should be thrown away.]

This is the first time that Kim Woon-tae, who has been running a restaurant for 20 years, has suffered such severe flood damage.

The water hit the ceiling of the dining room, cut off electricity and water, and we don't even know when it will resume.

There are more than 300 flooded buildings such as the Hwagae Marketplace and nearby shopping malls.

Since the damage is so great, it is expected that recovery will take a considerable amount of time.

Residents are striving to erase the traces of Suma that have swept through the village, but the reality is still grim.

(Video coverage: Jung Chang-wook KNN)