"This is the first time our village's communal well has dried up in 55 years."

Amid a continuous heatwave and drought, residents living in high-altitude areas of Busan where tap water is not supplied are facing severe difficulties securing daily living water.

The Busan Busanjin-gu Office announced yesterday (August 6) that it supplied 20 tons of daily living water to six households residing in a high-altitude area of Buam-3-dong with the assistance of the Busan Busanjin Fire Station on the 5th.

Residents of this area, located at the foot of Mount Baegyangsan, have long relied on a communal well for their daily needs.

Recently, however, the communal well dried up, and even the water tanks owned by each household hit rock bottom, prompting them to ask the district office for help.

When district officials and firefighters inspected the site, they found that the road was too narrow for fire trucks to enter.

Consequently, it was decided to supply firefighting water by connecting multiple fire hoses to a fire hydrant installed in Sinseon Village, located about 250 meters down the hill from the high-altitude area.

Sweating profusely in the scorching heat, firefighters and public officials carried out water supply operations for an hour, successfully filling each household's water tank and the communal well.

A resident in their 60s surnamed Park (66) said, "I have lived here continuously since moving in when I was 11 years old and in elementary school, and this is the first time the communal well has ever dried up. I am grateful to the district office and the fire station for responding so promptly despite the hot weather."

The Busan Waterworks Headquarters announced that it will provide Busan's tap water, Sunsu365, as drinking water for the residents.

(Photo provided by Busan Busanjin-gu, Yonhap News)