Typhoon ‘Mysak’ Landing, Busan Damage Continues … 5 Casualties, 30,000 Homes Off



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In the wake of the ninth typhoon ‘Maysak’, one person was killed and four others injured between the night of the 2nd and the dawn of the 3rd, when the typhoon warning took effect in the Busan area.

According to the City of Busan, the Busan Police Agency and the Busan Fire and Disaster Headquarters, a man in his 50s entered the breakwater at Mipo Dock in Haeundae-gu on the 3rd at 2:17 a.m. washed away by the waves, he suffered a broken left leg and was taken to hospital.

In particular, at 1:35 am on the same day, a window in his 60s in an apartment in Saha-gu was applying duct tape to prevent damage to the terrace window caused by a strong wind, and the window broke and bleeding occurred due to injuries to the left and right forearm. He received it, but died in about 30 minutes, police said.

At the same time, an ice cream refrigerator installed in front of a convenience store in Haeundae-gu collapsed and a person in his 60s was laid down. The accident left the man unconscious, but police said he was not seriously injured.
Earlier, at 11:05 pm on the 2nd, a woman in her 50s in an apartment in Seo-gu suffered injuries in which her insteps broke due to a broken window due to a strong wind and was taken to the hospital. . Rescued and transported to a nearby hospital. The rescued woman was exhausted, but luckily there was no damage to her life, the Busan Fire Department reported.

Furthermore, at 2 am on the 3rd, a 40 m long steel structure with speed cameras installed at the entrance to the Jangsan 1 tunnel in Haeundae-gu collapsed in a strong wind. Due to this accident, both sides of Jangsan-ro are under full control, and the police predicted that it would take a long time for normal communication due to the consequences of the demolition of the structure.

At 4 a.m., one in three cranes installed at an apartment construction site in Saha-gu fell due to a strong wind, and at 1:40 a.m., a 1-ton truck parked on the road next to an apartment in Gijang-gun was overturned by the strong wind.

At around 1:50 am, a 5 m high steel structure was damaged by a strong wind near Hakjang’s entrance to the East-West overpass. Currently, there was no traffic congestion and no damage to vehicles or people because both directions of the east-west overpass are under full control.

At 2:43 am, an office container was pushed by a strong wind on the road in front of Gangseo Sports Park in Gangseo-gu, blocking three lanes in one direction.

In addition, the finishing material of the exterior wall of a building in Gangseo-gu fell in a strong wind and covered the sidewalk and nearby roads, and a tree on the street in front of a hospital in Suyeong-gu broke. At 9:25 pm on the 2nd, a traffic light in Cheonghak-dong, Yeongdo-gu, was damaged.

In particular, around 30,000 homes had power outages in 80 areas in Busan, said the KEPCO headquarters in Busan Ulsan. KEPCO is currently in emergency recovery work and it is expected that it will take time to accurately calculate outage scale and recovery rates.

Additionally, a total of 873 reports were received at the 112 Reporting Center overnight, of which 376 were accounted for as reports of rescue requests due to power outages and fires.

Busan Fire & Disaster headquarters received a total of 177 reports of security measures due to high winds (as of 2am). Of these, there were 18 sign safety measures, 10 road obstacles, 17 home safety measures, and 1 landslide rockfall.

Due to the typhoon, roads were controlled and trains stopped.

By 11:40 pm on Day 2, vehicle access to bridges and tunnels such as the Gwangan Bridge, the Busan Port Bridge, the Namhang Bridge, the Eulsukdo Bridge and the Cheonmasan Tunnel was fully controlled. Prior to that, starting at 7:30 p.m., vehicle access in both directions of the Geoga Bridge (20 km stretch) was completely controlled.

In addition, the 1.3 km stretch of Marine City 1-ro in Haeundae-gu, the 4 km stretch of the Eonyang intersection at Suyeong-gu-Suyeonggyo bridge, the 2 km stretch of Deokcheon drainage station in Buk-gu-Hwamyeong Ecological Park due to the rising water level of the Nakdong River, the 150 m span of Song Bridge in both directions from Deokcheon-guwan Beach in the two directions of Song Un’s Port-guwan-guwan 1.5 km stretch in both directions of Daekyo Gas Station, a 200 m stretch in both directions of Gadeokdo Cheonga Bridge in Gangseo-gu, a stretch in both directions of Yeonan Bridge, Suyeon Bridge, Sebyunggyo Bridge and the 150 m of the Mugok Underground Highway in Gijang-gun are under control.

In addition, a total of 36 roads in Busan were monitored, including the 150m section of Dong-gu 55bogyeongchang-Bangsundae, the access road to Samraksaengchae Park and the Wildflower Complex in Sasang-gu, and the 100m section in front of the red lighthouse in Yeongdo-gu.

Previously, the Donghae Line (Bujeon ~ Ilgwang) train stopped. A total of six trains on the hop-on, hop-off lines stopped running after 10:42 pm for the trains leaving from Sunlight and after 10:47 pm for the Bujeon departure.

Also, the Busan Gimhae light rail service ended early at 9:37 pm.

In Busan, a typhoon warning went into effect around 8 pm on the 2nd. After landing on the southwest coast of Busan at 2:20 am, the typhoon has maintained a strong power and has headed north.

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