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Recovery efforts have begun in various parts of Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, which was battered by extreme downpours. More than 200 residents are still living in temporary shelters. Due to the massive scale of the damage, restoration is expected to take a considerable amount of time.
Reporter Jung Hyojung from KNN.
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This is Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, where 954mm of torrential rain poured over three days.
As the rain has subsided, recovery efforts have started across the area.
In a village covered in mud and debris, residents are busy shoveling out the dirt.
A shortage of equipment is causing major difficulties.
[Song Man-su / Head of Watch Village, Geoje: We have not had a single piece of equipment since yesterday. We are unable to carry out recovery work right now because there is no equipment. We need to find the cause and figure out what steps to take.]
Restoration work is also in full swing at a landslide site.
Soil and trees that cascaded down the hillside are mixed across the road.
The space is severely narrowed, making it difficult for machinery to move in and out.
The torrential rain that fell in a short period caused the hillside to collapse, pushing mud and debris all the way to the front of the road.
This is also disrupting vehicle traffic.
The entire city of Geoje, hit hard by the water bomb, struggled all day against muddy water.
[Seo Jin-gyo / Head of Forestry Division, Geoje: Since soil and debris overflowed onto the road, we are focusing on clearing it away. Once emergency restoration is completed, we will undergo a detailed investigation.]
A total of 245 displaced residents are still unable to return home.
They spent a sleepless night in temporary shelters.
Overwhelmed with worry, they wonder how much longer they will have to stay here.
[Lee Jung-soon / Okpo-dong, Geoje: I hope I can go back soon. I am so anxious and this situation is uncomfortable, and I just want to return home as soon as possible.]
Fire authorities have handled approximately 1,780 safety measures over the course of four days.
About 60 houses have collapsed or been buried under mudslides, and the confirmed damage to crops exceeds 364 hectares.
(Video by: Park Young-jun, Kim Tae-yong / KNN)
Jung Hyojung, KNN
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