<Reporter Sohn Ki-joon>



It is on a road in Incheon that was flooded due to the rain that fell overnight.



As you can see now, this is a level that can be passed through.



In recent years, in Yeongjong-do, Incheon, there have been many places that suffer from flooding when it rains.



Let me check what really happened.



In Yeongjong-do, where Incheon International Airport is located, there were two road floods during the night of last night (1st).



The house right next to the flooded road also filled with water.



Sundeok Choi, who has lived in this house for the second generation from her parents, has been through water riots that she has never experienced before, twice in a month.



[Choi Sun-deok / Jung-gu, Incheon: My back was moist and when I woke up, water came into the room and (things) just floated.

I just left (at home).]



The situation is the same at a nearby convenience store.



Dirt marks are evident everywhere on the floor and the warehouse is a mess.


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[Convenience store owner: The road was full of water, and now it has crossed over to the parking lot and then into the store.

(3 weeks ago) When I saw the damage, the refrigerator and all the machines here were broken…

.]



Yeongjongdo suffered damage one after another in other places.



It is located in a semi-underground room in Incheon.



It looks like it was damaged by heavy rain 3 weeks ago, but it rained last night and the floor is filled with water like this.



If you look inside, you'll find rubbish littered with muddy water.



In the past, Yeongjongdo had no major problems even when it rained, but now it has become an area where you have to worry about damage when only the 'intensive heavy rain' forecast is issued.



Locals claim that the problem arose over the years when 'filling', which was built up on farmland to increase its elevation, became popular over the years.



[Choi Sun-deok / Jung-gu, Incheon: All these people took the soil and loosened it here.

So, the rent of our house has been lowered.

All the soil is spread from this side, so when it rains, all (water) comes to my house.]



In February of last year, the city of Incheon established a new regulation requiring permission from the authorities to build soil over 1m on farmland.



But before that, you can see farmland where the ground has been raised by piling up soil.



When it rains, water naturally flows to the lowlands around the farmland.



The competent local government believes that as the development of surrounding areas such as Yeongjong Island has become more active, the ideas of construction companies who want to throw away soil nearby and land owners who want to avoid flooding their farmland are aligned.



[Incheon Jung-gu Office Official: Now that we are conducting a development project in the Incheon area, there is no choice but to produce earth and sand, and because of the cost, you will want to throw it away.

Because landlords want to make it a good place for farming...

.]



In addition, he said that, when the 1m standard was established in February of last year, when a report is received that the soil has been piled higher, it will take necessary measures, such as requesting correction or filing a complaint with the police.



However, it seems difficult to prevent flood damage without active measures such as maintenance of drainage channels or securing a reservoir to store water.



(Video coverage: Kim Yong-woo, video editing: Lee So-young, CG: Lee Jong-jeong)