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Recently, it snowed quite a bit in the central region, but the southern region has been experiencing a drought for over 7 months.

In the analysis of the longest drought since meteorological observation, water for living as well as water for farming and running factories is in short supply.



Reporter Kim Min-jun covered the story.



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Several PET bottles filled with sand were packed into a paper box.



Apartment residents made about 800 PET bottles to put in the toilet.



Right now in March, the situation in Gwangju is predicted to 'limit water supply'.



They rolled up their sleeves to save even a little water.



[Kang Jeong-soon/Yongbong-dong, Gwangju: (Sand plastic bottle) Even if the water is less than the weight, it comes up.

11,880 won was saved on the management statement.]



Officials in charge appeal to 38,000 shopping malls to join in saving water.



[Kim Gwangjin/Deputy Mayor of Culture and Economy, Gwangju Metropolitan City: It's because of water conservation.

If you adjust the water pressure, we can save water little by little, so please join us.]



As the bottom of the reservoir was exposed, water for farming became scarce.



[Namgung Yun-jae/Farmer in Yeomsan-myeon, Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do: We build all the farming in this reservoir, but the water has to be continuously drawn, but it is not drawn, so it is difficult for rural people and farmers.]



Yeosu, Gwangyang, and other national industrial complexes also had an emergency. It is.



When the water supply from the dam became scarce, the facilities that turned seawater into fresh water were operated at full capacity.

[Kim Seong- deuk



/POSCO O&M Seawater Desalination Section Leader: We are operating (seawater desalination facilities) according to the (work) load of Gwangyang Works.]



, the prospects are bleak.



Until tomorrow (19th) and the day after tomorrow, only very light snowfall blows in the inland areas of the eastern part of Jeollanam-do, and there is no news of rain or snow except for the estimated snowfall of 1cm in Jeonbuk and western parts of Jeollanam-do.



The Korea Meteorological Administration predicted that the drought would continue next month.



(Video coverage: Jang Chang-gun KBC, Jeong Eui-seok KBC, Yeom Pil-ho KBC, video editing: Choi Hye-ran)