Homes Submerged, Crops Damaged in Heavy Rain... Traffic Accidents on Slick Roads

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Heavy rainfall has caused homes to be submerged and residents to be isolated in South Chungcheong Province, as well as South Jeolla Province and Gwangju. Casualties have also been reported from traffic accidents on slick highways due to the rain.

Reporting from reporter Yun Nara.

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Today (August 31), heavy rain battered 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 downed trees and flooding were filed across South Chungcheong Province.

This vinyl greenhouse in Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province, was hit by tornado-like gusts last week.

Rainwater continues to pour into the collapsed greenhouse, turning the interior into a flooded mess.

Lettuce ready for shipment is uprooted by even the slightest pull.

Farmers cannot even begin to think about recovery while downpours continue, waiting for the rain to stop.

[Kim Do-yeop / Lettuce Farmer in Nonsan]: "We need the rain to ease up a bit so we can quickly start recovery efforts, but more rain is in the forecast, and even if it stops, dismantling and clearing things out leaves us feeling completely helpless."

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

Fierce currents surrounded a residential home, trapping two residents who were later rescued by firefighters, while flooding and mudslides continued in various places.

At around 11:10 AM, near the Gubong Tunnel on the Daejeon Southern Circular Expressway, a 4.5-ton truck slipped on the rainy road and overturned, leaving the driver injured and transported to the hospital.

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At 3:50 AM today, on the Greater 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 slippery rain conditions, resulting in the death of the 7.5-ton truck driver in his 70s.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety reported that as of 4:00 PM today, there had been 474 emergency dispatches nationwide for rain-related damages, including flooded homes and the removal of fallen rocks and soil. With heavy rain forecast centering on the western coast of South Chungcheong Province until tomorrow morning, the ministry urged thorough caution.

(Video reporting: Kim Seong-su (TJB) | Video editing: Shin Seeun)
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.