Yeoncheon River Water Level Drops Below 6 Meters, Flood Advisories Lifted

Water levels at Pilseung Bridge on the Imjin River in Yeoncheon, South Korea, have significantly receded, falling to 5.44 meters as of 7:40 a.m. today. This decrease has prompted the lifting of flood advisories that were previously in effect. The river had seen a rapid rise, surpassing 10 meters and approaching the 12-meter crisis response attention level for border areas. The water level had peaked at 10.24 meters the previous evening. Authorities had advised evacuations for riverbank visitors when levels exceeded 1 meter, with higher thresholds triggering different levels of alert. Both the flood warning at Imjingyo in Yeoncheon and the flood advisory at Biryongdaegyo in Paju have now been canceled. The water level at the Gunnam flood control dam downstream of Pilseung Bridge is also decreasing, having fallen to 30.72 meters from a high of 35 meters yesterday. The dam's planned flood level, which ensures safe management, is 40 meters.