South Korea rainstorm has caused 40 deaths and 34 injuries! On the day of Yin Xiyue's visit to Europe and return to China, a response meeting was held. | Heavy rainfall | Morning of the same day | Road | Countermeasures | Causes | Xiyue | South Korea
According to Yonhap News Agency, the Central Disaster Safety Countermeasure Headquarters of South Korea announced on the 17th that as of the morning of that day, this round of heavy rainfall has caused 40 deaths, 9 missing, and 34 injured.
Among them, the Wusong underground driveway in Cheongju City, Chungchung North Road, South Korea, was flooded due to rainstorm on the 15th. So far, 13 people have been killed, 9 injured, and more than 10 cars have been flooded.
According to reports, 628 public facilities and 317 private facilities in South Korea have been damaged, with particularly severe disasters in Chungcheongnam do and Gyeongsangbuk do. In addition, a total of 49 roads were damaged or destroyed, 8 areas experienced landslides or mudslides, and 25 tree toppling accidents occurred.
This round of heavy rainfall caused a total of 28607 households to experience power outages, most of which have now resumed power supply. Part of the affected railway lines have been suspended, with a total of 16 flights grounded due to weather conditions.
South Korean President Yoon Seok yeol has completed his visit to Europe and arrived in South Korea on the morning of the 17th local time. In the morning of the same day, Yin Xiyue presided over a meeting of the Central Security Countermeasures Headquarters to discuss the rescue and relief measures for rainstorm weather, and requested that all means be used to quickly implement the relevant remedial measures.
Yin Xiyue expressed her deep sorrow and sadness, wishing the deceased rest in peace and the family to mourn. He emphasized that emergency repair work and disaster relief work are urgent and will fully mobilize all available resources such as military and police. I hope that the front line of disaster relief can work hard to ensure the rapid progress of rescue work.