Gyeonggi Province Completes 76% of Emergency Repairs to Facility Damage from Heavy Downpour...Accelerating Swift Recovery

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province is accelerating swift damage recovery efforts, having completed 76% of emergency repairs to facility damage caused by this heavy downpour.

As of 7 a.m. on the 10th, following rains from the 1st, Gyeonggi Province has experienced 9 casualties including 8 deaths and 1 missing person, as well as 251 households with 431 displaced residents. Facility damage includes 47 incidents at rivers including levee collapse at Cheongmi Stream in Icheon and Yeoju, 171 incidents of landslides in Anseong and elsewhere, 12 incidents at reservoirs including the collapse of Sanyang Reservoir in Icheon, 1 incident at railroad including roadbed erosion on the Gyeonggang Line, and 3 incidents at fishing port facilities including damage to a floating dock at Tando Port in Ansan and warehouses at Oi Island, totaling 234 incidents at public facilities, with 544 cases of residential flooding.

The province and relevant cities and counties have launched emergency repairs, completing 591 out of 778 facility damage incidents, or 76%, as of the 10th. Among these, reservoirs and railroads have achieved 100% emergency repair completion.
Meanwhile, the Gyeonggi Provincial Fire and Disaster Management Headquarters deployed 1,295 pieces of equipment and 4,900 personnel to rescue 404 people and provided emergency water supply assistance in 263 cases. Additionally, safety measures were implemented for 184 residential cases, 92 cases of soil and rock falls, 231 cases of road obstructions, and 486 other cases including drainage at underground parking lots.
The province plans to focus all efforts on supporting displaced residents and damage recovery and cleanup as monsoon rains in the Gyeonggi region are weakening and showing signs of subsiding. However, given that the ground has been weakened by record-breaking heavy rainfall and risks of landslides and river flooding remain high, the province will take thorough precautions to prevent additional damage.

Deputy Governor Kim Hee-gyeom of Gyeonggi Province, at an inspection meeting on response to damage from the heavy downpour held at the Provincial Government Complex Disaster Situation Room on the morning of the 10th, stated, "The Gyeonggi region has overcome the critical point to some extent, and now it is time to carry out damage recovery and restoration," and ordered, "Re-examine the extent to which housing support for displaced residents and emergency repairs to rivers, roads, reservoirs, and other facilities are progressing, and execute these swiftly."
He continued, "Each city and county should review the damage that has occurred so far and reflect on what problems existed in each sector and how they can be improved," and emphasized, "Particularly, even if rain does not fall, do not let your guard down and pay attention to preventing casualties."

Meanwhile, from the 1st through 7 a.m. on the 10th, cumulative rainfall in the Gyeonggi region recorded an average of 509.6mm. Cumulative rainfall exceeded 600mm in areas including Yeoncheon with 909.0mm, Gapyeong, Pocheon, Yeoju, and Yangpyeong.