What measures have the government taken in the case of heavy rain in South Korea?

In August, many places in South Korea suffered from continuous heavy rains, causing floods. Seoul and its surrounding areas, Gyeonggi Province, central Chungcheong Province and southwestern Jeolla Province have all been affected. However, on 10, the fifth typhoon this year? Ross? Landing in Busan, South Korea, the heavy rainfall brought by the typhoon will aggravate the water situation in South Korea and bring new challenges to the disaster relief work. As of June 5438+02, 33 people were killed, 9 people were missing and 8 people were injured in the flood caused by rainfall in Han Guoqiang. 7,800 people were affected, of whom more than 3,000 were homeless and living in temporary shelters. In addition, more than 5,900 houses and 2,500 barns were damaged. ? (flood)

South Korea has a monsoon climate, with temperate monsoon in the north and subtropical monsoon in the south. The rainy season in Korea lasts for about 40 days from June to August every year. 70% of the annual precipitation will be concentrated in this period, so it is easy to cause floods. According to the data, the longest rainy season in South Korea is 49 days in 20 13, but the most serious rainstorm and flood disaster occurred in 20 1 1 year in recent years, resulting in 78 deaths and disappearances. Because of the typhoon this year? Ross? The arrival of the rainy season has exceeded the historical record. So what measures has the Korean government taken in the face of heavy rains and floods?

In order to avoid the flood, all the cows ran to the house.

The first is the input of personnel. As of 12, the Korean government has invested 62,000 civil servants and firefighters in disaster relief. In some areas, South Korean troops have also been mobilized to participate in disaster relief. Including President Moon Jae in and Premier Zheng Bingyuan, also went to the disaster area for condolences and investigation. Rescue and emergency repair, for those homeless victims, the local government of South Korea has placed them in public shelters such as stadiums. Damaged roads and communication facilities are also being urgently repaired, but there is still large-scale precipitation, and the progress of repairing related facilities has been delayed, and the repair rate is not high. Emergency repair is disaster management. On 13, the South Korean government announced that 1 1 areas such as Luozhou City, Qiuli County and Gucheng County of Jeollanam-do were designated as special rainstorm areas, and the number of special disaster areas increased to 18. The Korean government will provide disaster relief to the special disaster areas, and the disaster relief expenses account for 50%-80% of the disaster relief expenses in these places. Relevant victims will receive preferential policies such as subsidies, reduction of public service fees and exemption from reserve training. (Qiuli County)

The torrential rains in various parts of South Korea caused floods because of the weather, but some disasters were also caused by man. For example, some areas lack cooperation in flood control and communication in flood discharge. At the same time, the upstream tributary dam overflowed, which caused the downstream water level to skyrocket, causing the dam to burst and causing man-made disasters. This is the situation in Qiuli County, where the disaster is more serious. Because of the dam back meeting, the residents of four villages were forced to evacuate urgently, and many people suffered heavy losses, especially those market vendors who stored a lot of goods. Therefore, the responsible person may be held accountable afterwards.