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Wonsan, completely submerged with rain of more than 200mm
Geumgang-gun rivers rise and there is no curfew
Tongcheon-gun, a 7m high wave in a landslide
JoongAng TV 24-Hour Disaster Alert … Report on Conditions in Major Cities
On the 3rd, Chosun JoongAng TV reported that the ninth typhoon ‘Mysak’ struck the north and heavy rains fell in Wonsan, Gangwon-do. The area flooded by heavy rains appears to be the coastal plaza in the center of Wonsan city. Photo = Yonhap News
Chosun Joongang TV showed the appearance of downtown Wonsan submerged in water at 6 a.m. on the 3rd.
According to the broadcast, the roads in downtown Wonsan were completely covered in muddy water and turned into a large river. The apartments, the tin building, and the trees on the street surrounding the great square were surrounded by water.
Wonsan, one of North Korea’s major tourist cities, is known to have fallen 132mm of rain in just three hours after entering Typhoon Mysak’s sphere of influence.
Broadcasting said: “Typhoon No. 9’s characteristic is that it has more precipitation than the wind.” It reaches mm, ”he reported. In particular, because of this, the sea level is also 77 cm higher than before.
The situation of Geumgang-gun and Tongcheon-gun, located further south, is no different. At Geumgang-gun, 120mm of rain was falling (starting at 9 am) and the bridge was bent due to the expansion of Geumgangcheon, and traffic was prohibited. Residents evacuated to a safe area.
The height of the waves off the coast of Tongcheon has risen to 7m (as of 8am), and strong winds of more than 15m per second are blowing.
A tsunami occurred in the city of Hamheung, South Hamgyeong province. A reporter covering the JoongAng TV site explained: “There is a 50-centimeter tsunami phenomenon in the coastal areas of West Lake and Majeon” and “Some roads are flooded with water, making it difficult for cars to drive.” It rained 168mm in the coastal areas of West Lake and Majeon and 68mm in the town of Hamheung.
Chosun JoongAng TV entered the disaster broadcast system overnight with the ninth typhoon ‘Maisak’ heading north. The photo shows the location and speed of movement of the typhoon at 6 am on the 3rd. Photo = Yonhap News
North Korea reports on the current location of Typhoon Mysak and the situation in major cities almost every hour from 6pm on the 2nd to the morning on the 3rd via JoongAng TV. It is unusual for North Korea to have a 24-hour typhoon warning system and send reporters to the scene to report the situation in real time.
Broadcasting said: “Typhoon No. 9 reached the sea about 40 kilometers east of Gangneung, Namgangwon-do at 7 o’clock,” and said: “The entire Gangwon-do region and some parts of southern Hamgyeong- do of our country are within the typhoon area. “
He added: “A lot of rain of 200-300 mm or more, accompanied by heavy rains, will fall heavily in various regions of the east coast, the north of the interior and the center of the interior.” .
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Kim Deok-hoon visited the housing sites and cooperative farms in Kimhwa-gun and Pyeonggang-gun, Gangwon-do to discuss restoration measures, the Chosun Central News Agency reported. Prime Minister Kim previously visited the site of flood damage in South Hwanghae Province on the 30th of last month on his first visit to the site.
Reporter Suwan Kim [email protected]
