Pilsung Bridge Water Level on Imjingang River Reaches 10.15m... National Fire Agency Activates Central Emergency Rescue Control Center

The National Fire Agency is activating the Central Emergency Rescue Control Center in response to the rise in water level at the northernmost Pilsung Bridge on the Imjingang River, which has resulted from the release of water from North Korea's Hwanggang Dam and heavy rainfall.

Imjingang Pilseung Bridge. Photo by Yonhap News

On July 21, Acting Commissioner General Choi Yongcheol instructed that monitoring activities be strengthened in areas near the Imjingang River, streams, and low-lying regions vulnerable to damage, and ordered the preemptive deployment of available firefighting resources. Twenty-eight members of the 119 Special Rescue Teams and 13 pieces of equipment were mobilized from the four regions of the Seoul metropolitan area, Yeongnam, Honam, and Chungcheong-Gangwon. In addition, one set of high-capacity foam fire suppression system from the Seosan 119 Chemical Rescue Center and a team of seven operators were deployed.

Acting Commissioner General Choi stressed the importance of maintaining an all-government emergency response system, calling for real-time information sharing with related agencies such as the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, including updates on weather conditions, resident evacuations, and deployment status of firefighting units.

According to the Hangang Flood Control Center, as of 6:40 p.m. on this day, the water level at the Pilsung Bridge had reached 10.15 meters, surpassing the 'attention' threshold for crisis response in border areas, which is 7.50 meters.

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