▲ Amid extreme downpours in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, on August 17, a resident (center) carrying a baby evacuates to a shelter near an apartment complex in Okpo-dong that suffered landslide damage.
Heavy downpours exceeding 800 mm over the three-day Liberation Day holiday have caused water pipe ruptures and power outages across Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, compounding difficulties for residents.
At around 10 a.m. today, the Geoje city government sent emergency text messages to residents stating, "Please be advised that water supply disruptions are expected until tomorrow afternoon (August 18) due to broken water pipes in parts of Geojemyeon and Dundukmyeon."
Authorities believe the water pipes were ruptured by the heavy rain that pounded the area during the Liberation Day holiday.
Two damaged water pipes have been confirmed in Dundukmyeon, while the city is currently assessing the extent of damage to water pipes in Geojemyeon.
Power outages have also been reported successively across various parts of Geoje.
According to KEPCO's South Gyeongsang headquarters and other sources, power outages occurred in approximately 2,100 households in the Geoje region today (August 17), with about 1,200 households having their electricity restored.
Some 800 households in parts of Yeonchamyeon and Mundongdong remain without power, and KEPCO personnel are currently working to restore electricity to the remaining households.
In addition, an apartment complex in Suyangdong, Geoje, is reportedly experiencing a massive blackout after its internal electrical room was flooded.
According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, cumulative rainfall recorded from Liberation Day on the 15th until 1 p.m. today reached 851.1 mm in Geoje, 704.8 mm in Tongyeong, 441.0 mm in Gadeokdo, 380.5 mm in Sacheon (Samcheonpo), South Gyeongsang Province, and 377.0 mm in Hallasan (Nambyeok), Jeju, bringing heavy rain primarily to the southern coast and mountainous areas of Jeju.
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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