Imjin River Pilseung Bridge Water Level Exceeds 1 Meter... "Visitors Should Evacuate"

The water level at Pilseung Bridge, located south of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on the Imjin River in Yeoncheon-gun, Gyeonggi Province, exceeded 1 meter this morning (July 10), the threshold for evacuating visitors from the riverbank.

According to the Han River Flood Control Office, the water level at Pilseung Bridge reached 1.09 meters at approximately 6:10 a.m. today.

The water level began to rise rapidly starting at 3:00 a.m. and was at 1.31 meters as of 6:30 p.m. today, continuing its upward trend.

The Imjin River, a transboundary river between the two Koreas, has approximately 60 percent of its basin in North Korea, with the remainder in South Korea.

Water flowing down from North Korea passes through Pilseung Bridge into South Korea, travels through the Gunnam Flood Control Dam in Yeoncheon, and continues downstream toward Paju.

The government manages the Imjin River basin in four stages based on the water level at Pilseung Bridge.

When the water level at Pilseung Bridge exceeds 1 meter, an evacuation order for river visitors is issued. Other stages include evacuation of residents during the non-flood season at 2 meters, a concern stage for border area crisis response at 7.5 meters, and a caution stage for border area crisis response at 12 meters.

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