임진강 군남댐 제한 수위 11m 넘어....역대 최고 수준<br /><br />Let's now head north to the Imjin River near the inter-Korean border.<br />Last night saw another round of heavy downpours in Seoul and areas north of the capital particuarly near the border area.<br />The Imjin River flows through that area and has risen to record levels forcing thousands of residents in the city of Paju and in Yeoncheon County to evacuate their homes.<br />Our Lee Kyung-eun is live by the Imjin River.<br />Kyungeun, things look quite peaceful compared to last night.<br />Conn-young, the area is relatively quiet compared to yesterday.<br />But if you look at the water level behind me, you can see the severity of the situation from last night torrential rain that pounded the region.<br />The Biryong bridge, where I am standing now,... serves as a barometer for the amount of flooding in the area.<br />And due to heavy rain, the water level here has increased drastically,...hitting a record high of 13-point-5 meters at one point.<br />As a result, Gyeonggi-do Province issued an evacuation order, forcing residents to move to temporary shelters as a preemptive measure.<br />So far, no casualties have been reported.<br />And now, these people have started returning home.<br />But concerns remain,...as many of them make a living through farming, and a lot of their properties have been destroyed.<br />Even more rain is forecasted in the coming days.<br />So, the river has risen to an extremely high level, but it's not just from the rain that's been falling in that area.<br />Right, Conn-young, of course the area has received lots of precipitation overnight.<br />And Gunnam Dam has also been discharging tons of backed-up water into the river.<br />It opened all its 13 floodgates for the first time in two years,...as the water level was near 40 meters,...meaning it's almost completely full.<br />But beside the rain itself, the flooding is also due to an enormous amount of water released from North Korea.<br />The North's Hwanggang Dam released tons of water without giving prior notice to Seoul.<br />In response to that, governor of Gyeonggi-do Province Lee Jae-myung and unification minister Lee In-young expressed regret in the morning.<br />And they called for cooperation in this time of natural disaster for the safety of the people in the border villages.<br />Back to you.<br />
