[Anchor]
For residents staying in shelters to return home as soon as possible, recovery efforts are now key. Our reporter is out at the apartment complex where a tragic loss of life occurred due to a landslide.
Reporter Dong Eunyeong, how far along are the recovery operations?
[Reporter]
Recovery operations have yet to take place here at the apartment complex in Okpo-dong, where the recent torrential rain resulted in one death and two injuries, due to concerns over additional landslides.
Only basic work is currently underway, such as clearing mud and debris that flowed into the parking lot and removing some damaged vehicles.
Around 160 apartment residents continue to live in two shelters set up at nearby elementary schools.
[Jung In-chul / Evacuated Resident: A firefighter came a little past 1 AM and said we needed to evacuate urgently. I came out just like this. I couldn't even grab my car keys.]
[Kim Jin-su / Evacuated Resident: There is nothing. Just my wife and my mobile phone. It is inconvenient. Waking up in the morning feels like camping out, sleeping on a gravel field.]
Geoje City conducted an emergency safety inspection of the apartment and the neighboring slope alongside experts today (the 18th).
Whether residents can return home is expected to be decided based on the inspection results, which are anticipated as early as tonight.
Including the shelter here, a total of 145 households and 245 people in the Gyeongnam region remain unable to return home for a second day.
[Anchor]
I understand that the recorded damages continue to increase as time passes.
[Reporter]
Yes, over 1,700 fire reports have been filed across the Gyeongnam region due to this heavy downpour.
A total of four casualties occurred, including one death and three injuries.
Agricultural damage was also substantial, with 364 hectares of fields and paddies submerged.
Vehicle damage ensued as 39 roads were flooded, and 3,466 households also suffered from power outages.
Damage was also reported at five national heritage sites, including the Yi Sun-sin historic site in Hansando, making recovery work inevitable.
Citizens of Geoje are hoping for a swift return to their daily lives.
(Video by Kang Si-woo, Video Editing by Kim Yun-sung)
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