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Heavy Rain Causes Road Flooding in Jincheon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do: Updates and Impacts

On the afternoon of the 23rd, a road in Sangsin-ri, Jincheon-eup, Jincheon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do was submerged in heavy rain. /Newsis

On the afternoon of the 23rd, heavy rain fell in the Chungbuk region, causing damage such as road flooding.

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, from 0:00 to 10:00 p.m. on this day, Jincheon recorded 134.5mm, Eumseong 85.5mm, Jeungpyeong 62.5mm, Goesan 54mm, Jecheon 33.3mm, Cheongju 22.9mm, and Chungju 22.3mm.

In Seongseok-ri, Jincheon-gun, heavy rain of 73mm poured for about an hour from 3:15 pm on the same day.

As heavy rain fell in some areas, 65 reports of damage were received by the Chungbuk Fire Headquarters. 49 cases were poor drainage, 14 safety measures, and 1 case each of soil loss and overturning of trees.

At around 4:17 pm that day, a road in Sangsin-ri, Jincheon-gun was flooded. Previously, at around 3:28 pm, a tunnel in Geumseok-ri, Eumseong-gun was submerged in water and vehicle traffic was controlled. In Gaesin-dong, Seowon-gu, Cheongju-si, a street drain was blocked and nearby shops were flooded.

On the afternoon of the 23rd, a car passes through a submerged road in Gaesin-dong, Seowon-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do. /yunhap news

Cheongju City controlled access to Musimcheon River Road from 1:00 pm on the same day. Chungcheongbuk-do blocked vehicle access to 12 dunchi parking lots and 3 general roads in the province.

An official from the Korea Meteorological Administration said, “It is expected that up to 100mm of rain will fall by the night of the 25th, so we need to pay attention to facility management and traffic safety.”

2023-08-23 14:14:00
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