2-Lane Road Collapses Entirely... Residents Devastated by Hundreds of Millions of Won in Losses

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The damage in Tongyeong is also severe. Roads have collapsed and been severed, while a factory hit by a landslide is facing conditions where it is difficult to even continue its business. Merchants expressed their despair, stating that all the goods they were selling were washed away by rainwater.

Reporter Kim su-yun visited the site.

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A uphill road in Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province.

Due to the torrential rain that fell during the holiday period, parts of the two-lane road leading up to a temple on the uphill road cracked and collapsed.

The upper and lower water pipes beneath the road were left completely exposed as the foundation itself completely collapsed, making passage impossible. Recovery work began as the rain stopped.

As the access path leading up to the temple is completely blocked, temporary road construction work is underway, filling the road with dirt starting from underneath.

[Park Eun-hee / Bongpyeong-dong, Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province: You need to restore it quickly so it is easy for us to get around. We are just getting by for a little while with the food we have at home.]

Nearby shops and houses that suffered flooding damage started recovery efforts by carrying out wet furniture and appliances, but they remain at a loss.

[Kim Seok-geun / Bongpyeong-dong, Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province: Even though we have been cleaning for two days now, we still haven't been able to clear everything away.]

This heavy rain also left major damage to Tongyeong's key industrial sites.

At an anchovy factory in Sanyang-eup, soil and sand pouring down from a nearby mountain entered deep into the building, making it difficult even to approach.

The freezing storage facility collapsed, and various equipment including anchovy drying machines broke down, damaging all the anchovies that were stored ahead of shipment. In addition, the dormitory for foreign workers collapsed, leaving the owners on the verge of having to close down their business.

[Cho Hyung-ho / Anchovy Factory Operator: You can say that more than 300 million won has gone up in smoke. As you can see, I don't even have the heart to restore it. There is nowhere to dry anchovies, and I am on the verge of closing down my business right now.]

Traditional market merchants, whose products for sale were all washed away, also suffered massive losses.

[Choi Dong-soon / Herb Vendor: (Where did all the items you were selling go?) They are gone. They were all carried away by the rainwater, what can I do.]

[Shin Ok-yeol / Wallpaper and Flooring Vendor: Since they cannot be sold if even a little bit gets wet, we have no choice but to just throw them away.]

Water surged up to the display stands in stores due to the extreme downpour.

Even after continuously wiping the floor with mops like this, wringing them out yields muddy water.

Although recovery work is underway across Tongyeong, it is expected to take a considerable amount of time for citizens to fully recover their daily lives.

(Video Captured by Kyungmun | Video Edited by Park Na-young)
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