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Landslide forces 16 residents to evacuate in Hongcheon village

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

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  • A landslide sent rocks and soil down a hillside in Mogok-ri, Hongcheon County, on Sept. 4, burying a storage shed.
  • Fire officials evacuated 16 residents from six nearby households after receiving reports of falling-rock sounds.
  • No casualties had been reported, while authorities monitored the site and investigated the cause amid concerns about further landslides and falling rocks.

Residents of a village in Hongcheon, Gangwon Province, were evacuated after they repeatedly heard rocks falling from a nearby mountain.

The report came in at about 7:49 a.m. on Sept. 4 from Mogok-ri in Seo-myeon. A landslide sent rocks and soil down the slope and buried one shed used to store agricultural machinery.

Fire authorities checked the scene and whether anyone had been hurt before evacuating all 16 residents from six nearby households. No injuries had been confirmed.

Authorities installed a fire line to prevent additional accidents from a second landslide or falling rocks. They also notified the National Forest Management Office and the regional land-management office while continuing to monitor whether the landslide was progressing and investigate its exact cause.

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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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