Water Tank Crashes to Ground Amid Strong Winds

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Heavy rain and strong winds swept across the country today, Saturday (June 20). Access to Seoraksan National Park has been completely restricted due to torrential downpours.

Reporter Noh Yujin covers the reports of damage.

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A water tank lies crushed on the side of the road.

The tank, which had been on a rooftop, was blown off by winds reaching 26 meters per second, crashing onto a parked vehicle below before bouncing off.

The car's windshield was shattered into pieces.

[Affected Car Owner: I was startled by a loud 'thud' and went to check what happened, only to find my car like that. I'm just glad no one was hurt.]

Throughout the morning, strong winds in Busan led to a series of accidents, including falling building exterior tiles and signs.

In Misiryeong, Gangwon Province, 207mm of rain fell, leading to a full closure of hiking trails in Seoraksan National Park starting at 9:30 a.m. today. Across the Gangwon region, various incidents were reported, including fallen trees and rocks tumbling onto the middle of roads.

In Jeju Island, where heavy rain has been pouring for two days, strong winds caused a series of reports regarding fallen trees in areas such as Jeju City.

Around 6:00 a.m. today, a man in his 70s who was fishing at Gokgyocheon Stream in Asan, South Chungcheong Province, was rescued by fire authorities after becoming trapped by rising water levels.

The Korea Forest Service has raised the landslide crisis alert level from "Interest" to "Caution" for the Gangwon and North Gyeongsang regions.

The Korea Meteorological Administration expects heavy rain to continue, mainly in the Yeongdong region of Gangwon Province, until tomorrow morning. However, it forecasts that rain will stop in most other areas by this evening, with early summer weather returning starting tomorrow.

(Video reporting: Im Dong-guk, Park Eun-seong KNN | Video editing: Ahn Yeo-jin | Footage courtesy of Busan Fire Headquarters, Jeju Fire Headquarters, Gangwon Fire Headquarters)
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