As of 5:30 a.m. on July 22, the flood warning issued for the Imjingyo Bridge in Yeoncheon County, Gyeonggi Province, has been lifted.
According to Yonhap News and the Han River Flood Control Center, the water level at 6 a.m. was recorded at 7.72 meters.
Previously, the Han River Flood Control Center had raised the flood advisory to a warning at 3:30 p.m. the day before due to rising water levels at the Imjingyo Bridge.
The water level, which had exceeded the flood warning threshold of 10.8 meters, reached 11 meters but began to gradually decrease overnight.
Additionally, the water level at the northernmost Pilseung Bridge on the Imjin River is also declining.
The Imjin River basin manages flood levels in four stages based on the Pilseung Bridge's water level. If the level exceeds 1 meter, a 'river recreation evacuation' is issued; at 2 meters, a 'non-flood evacuation' is declared; at 7.5 meters, a 'concern' alert for border areas is issued; and at 12 meters, a 'warning' stage is activated.
The water level at Pilseung Bridge had surpassed 10 meters the previous evening, nearing the 12-meter alert level for border area crisis response.
As of 6 a.m., the water level at Pilseung Bridge has also gradually decreased to 6.06 meters.
Meanwhile, heavy rain is expected to continue across the central region.
Forecasted rainfall amounts are 20 to 60 mm in Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi Province (over 80 mm in southern Gyeonggi), 5 to 20 mm in the five islands of the West Sea, 20 to 60 mm in inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon Province (over 80 mm in southern inland Gangwon), 5 to 30 mm on the eastern coast of Gangwon, and 20 to 60 mm in Daejeon, Sejong, Chungnam, and Chungbuk (over 80 mm in northern Chungnam and Chungbuk).
* This article has been translated by AI.
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