Homes Submerged and Crops Damaged Amid Heavy Rain... Traffic Accidents on Slippery Roads

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Homes were submerged in South Chungcheong Province, as well as South Jeolla Province and Gwangju, leaving residents isolated. Casualties also occurred on expressways due to accidents on rain-slicked roads.

Reporter Yun Nara has the details.

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Today (August 31), heavy downpours hit South Chungcheong Province, recording 138 mm in Seocheon, 115 mm in Nonsan, 111 mm in Buyeo, and 101 mm in Gyeryong.

More than 40 reports of fallen trees and flooding were received across South Chungcheong Province.

This is a vinyl greenhouse in Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province, which suffered damage from a tornado-like gust last week.

Rainwater continued to pour into the collapsed greenhouse, turning the inside into a complete pool of water.

Lettuce ready for shipment is uprooted by the roots with just a slight tug.

Farmers are left helpless as the heavy rain continues, delaying even the start of recovery work until the rain stops.

[Kim Do-yeop / Lettuce Farmer in Nonsan]: "We could quickly start recovery if the rain subsided even a little, but rain is continuously forecasted, and even if it stops, we are at a loss regarding the removal and cleanup work."

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In Yeonggwang-gun, South Jeolla Province, torrential rain poured at a rate of over 100 mm per hour.

Raging currents surrounded homes, leaving two residents isolated before they were rescued by firefighters, while flooding and landslide damage continued in various areas.

At around 11:10 AM, near the Gubong Tunnel on the Daejeon Nambu Sunhwan Expressway, a 4.5-ton truck slipped on the rainy road and overturned, injuring the driver who was then taken to the hospital.

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At 3:50 AM today, on the Seoul Ring Expressway in Hanam, Gyeonggi Province, a 7.5-ton truck crashed into a 12-ton truck that had temporarily stopped due to the rainy conditions, resulting in the death of the 7.5-ton truck driver, a man in his 70s.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety reported that as of 4:00 PM today, there have been 474 fire service responses nationwide for rain damage, including flooded homes and the removal of fallen rocks and soil. With strong rain forecasted mainly along the west coast of South Chungcheong Province until tomorrow morning, the ministry urged strict vigilance.

(Video reporting: Kim Sung-soo (TJB) | Video editing: Shin Seeun)
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