[ad_1]
As the 10th Typhoon High Line heads north, heavy rain and wind are blowing around the southern coast of Gyeongsangnam-do, making it difficult for people to stand up.
According to the Changwon Meteorological Agency, on the 7th, typhoon warnings were issued across Gyeongnam starting at 3 am. The accumulated precipitation from the previous day to the present is 89 mm in Sangbuk-myeon, Sangbuk-myeon, Yangsan, 58.6 mm in Tongyeong, 58.5 mm in Jirisan, 43.1 mm in Bukchangwon, 39.4 mm in Geoje and 34.8 mm in Sancheong. Heavy rain and wind with an instantaneous maximum wind speed of 30 m per second were found to be blowing around the south coast. A lot of rain, 100-300mm, is expected tonight, especially Gyeongnam. It is expected to blow very hard at the maximum instantaneous wind speed of 20 to 40 m per second in the eastern part of the South Sea, and the wave is expected to reach 5 to 12 m.
Under the influence of the typhoon, the Geoga Bridge, which connects Busan and Geoje, has been completely controlled in both directions since 0 o’clock today. Anmin’s passage between Changwon and Jinhae was also completely controlled. The Machang Bridge is not controlled, but it works slowly. In addition, three underpasses are restricted, including the Palyong-dong 1 and 2 Underground Roads and the Dong-in-dong Sosu Underground Roads. The Gimhae light rail, which runs between Busan and Gimhae, is also suspended from 5 am this day until the end of the typhoon. In the Gyeongnam region, 14 passenger ships and 24 ferry routes and 25 ferry routes and 33 ships were suspended. The entire railway section has also been suspended.
Damage is also occurring. Around 0:40 am that day, 80 homes in a multi-family home in Samgye-dong, Gimhae, were shut down and restored in about an hour, and 207 homes were damaged by power outages. In addition, a total of 46 reports of damage to the facilities were also received, such as falling signs, falling trees in the streets and broken window frames. To date, an estimated 600 people from 400 households in 18 cities and counties in Gyeongnam have been evacuated to safe places due to the flooding of low-lying coastal areas, the flooding of residential areas along rivers, and the collapse of landslides from Earth.
On the 7th, the road in front of Korea Steel in Woongnam-dong, Changwon-si, was flooded. Photo Changwon Fire Department
The High Line is a strong typhoon with a central air pressure of 950 hPa and a maximum central wind speed of 43 m per second. It is heading north at a speed of 37 km per hour from the sea about 260 km southeast of Seogwipo. This morning, it is approaching 90 km southeast of Busan and heading north along the east coast. It is currently in an “all rivers” state, but is expected to become a “river” near Busan.
Changwon = Reporter Sungwook Wi [email protected]
[ad_2]
