Damage to southern region continues... Jeolla and Jeju maximum 250mm "heavy rain" forecast = Korea

On June 29th (Thursday), rain is expected to spread nationwide again in South Korea. In the central and southern regions such as the metropolitan area, the maximum rainfall forecast is 150mm and 250mm or more, respectively.

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration on the 28th, it is predicted the central metropolitan area, Gangwon, Chungcheong, Jeonbuk, North Gyeongbuk, Seohae (West Sea) 5 degrees on the 29th. More than 50-150 mm of rain is expected to fall in 2020. On this day, 100-250mm in northern Gyeonggi, Jeolla area, Jeju Island, etc., 20-80mm in Gangwon east coast, Ulleungdo and Dokdo islands and 5-30mm of rain is expected.

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) called for extra caution to prevent damage to the area as it was expected to rain 30 to 60mm per hour on that day.

Rain is expected across South Korea, and daytime temperatures are expected to drop slightly. The lowest temperature in the morning is expected to be 21-25 degrees Celsius, and the highest temperature during the day is expected to be 24-30 degrees Celsius. The Japan Meteorological Agency requested that people pay special attention to health management, as nighttime temperatures will rise slightly and some areas will experience tropical nights.

The Korea Meteorological Administration (JMA) requested rain news to refrain from camping, to be careful when using promenades and underpasses along rivers, to be careful of farmland flooding, to avoid landslides and landslides, and to be careful not to start cars.

The damage caused by heavy rain the day before was concentrated in the Gwangju and Jeonnam regions. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the amount of rainfall from 12:00 a.m. the previous day to 8:00 a.m. this day was △Gwangju 274mm△Hwasun North 207.5mm△Namhae 205.8mm△Hampyeong 196mm△ Boseong 191.3mm, Sacheon 179mm, Jinju 144mm, etc.

So far, 85 damage reports have been received in Jeollanam-do. Around 10:32 p.m. the previous day, a repair facility manager in his 60s went missing while inspecting a river sluice gate in Hampyeong County, and about 90 firefighters are searching the area. Around 5:38 a.m. that day, a river flooded in Hwasun, and houses and farms in Damyang were submerged.

In Hwasun, a passenger car slipped on a rainy road and overturned, and three people, including the driver, were taken to a hospital. In addition, 41 residential flooding cases, 33 road flooding cases, and 11 other damage reports were received in Jeonnam.

At 11:45 p.m. the previous day, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security raised the level to level 2 and a crisis alert alert, and from 10 a.m. the same day lowered the level to level 1 and a crisis alert warning.