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Next, let's go a little further north.

It has been raining heavily in North Korea since last weekend.

If the river that is blown up by the rain in North Korea comes down to the south at once, it can cause damage to us. Now, let's connect with a reporter at Gunnam Dam to see if there is a possibility. 



Reporter Min-Jun Kim, looking back, the floodgates seem a bit open.

Does the rain seem to have stopped now?



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Here at Gunnam Dam, it has been raining from last night to today (29th). 



As you can see behind me, the rainwater discharged from the dam and the river water are swirling violently.



In particular, the Gunnam Dam, located in the lower reaches of the Imjin River, will be affected immediately if North Korea opens the floodgates of the Hwanggang Dam to discharge rainwater.



The water level at Pilseung Bridge, the main observation point of the Imjin River, continues to rise as it rains heavily in western North Korea, including South Pyongan Province and Hwanghae Province, since last weekend.



The water level at Pilseung Bridge has started to rise continuously, exceeding 6 meters as of midnight last night.



If the rains become more intense overnight and North Korea releases the dam, it is expected to rise sharply to the dangerous level of 7.5m.



In 2009, North Korea's unauthorized discharge of the Hwanggang Dam resulted in the death of six South Koreans.



However, when the North did not reveal its position on the request of the ROK, it verbally conveyed the position of the ROK through the military communication line.