On the morning of the 17th, firefighters are rescuing residents in Yongyeondong, Dangjin City, Chungnam. /Courtesy of Chungnam Fire Headquarters

Overnight on the 17th, heavy rain exceeding 100mm per hour fell in the western coastal area of Chungnam, causing schools to close and residents to evacuate, resulting in ongoing damage.

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, 114.9mm of rain, which occurs once in a hundred years, fell per hour in Seosan last night. Rain has been falling across the entire Chungnam region, causing confusion in various places.

Currently, all four monitoring points of the Yesan Sapgyo Stream, a tributary of the Geum River, are showing flood warning levels, and flood warnings have been issued for Daejeon Yukcheon and Sejong City Sangjo Cheon Bridge. In particular, the water level at the Guman Bridge of the Sapgyo Stream reached 9.72m, which is 2m higher than the warning level of 7.3m.

On the morning of the 17th, the river flowing through Jeondong-myeon, Sejong City, faces a flooding crisis due to the heavy rain. /Courtesy of Yonhap News

The Korea Forest Service has determined that the ground has weakened due to heavy rain and has raised the landslide alert level for the Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungnam regions from 'warning' to 'serious' as of 6:30 a.m. on the 17th.

In the particularly severely affected areas such as Seosan, Asan, Yesan, and Hongseong, all schools in the cities and counties have decided to close.

In Seosan Seongnam-dong, a 50-year-old man was found in cardiac arrest in a flooded vehicle.

Hongseong County urged residents living near the Galsan Stream market to evacuate to safe places, and Dangjin City sent disaster text messages to residents in low-lying areas such as Bongpyeong-ri, Mopyeong-ri, and Daeyunsan-ri, asking them to evacuate to nearby village halls due to concerns about river flooding.

On the morning of the 17th, the road in the area of Yesan Fire Station, Sapgyo-eup, Chungnam, is submerged due to the heavy rain. /Courtesy of News1

As of 5 a.m. that day, 124 individuals from 84 households in Buyeo and Seocheon had evacuated to nearby village halls and elementary schools. In some areas around the Dangjin River, 50 nearby residents are staying at Dangjin Elementary School, and three residents of Dodun-ri, Seocheon County, who are concerned about flooding of their dwellings, evacuated to the village hall.

The Korea Meteorological Administration predicted that there will be very heavy rain of around 20-60mm per hour in the future.

The Korea Meteorological Administration noted, "With heavy rain advisories in effect for the Chungnam area, we expect 50-150mm of rain today, with more than 180mm in some areas," and emphasized, "Rain will fall very heavily in narrow areas, so please check the latest weather information and be cautious about safety."

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