(LEAD) Flood warning issued for Imjin River near inter-Korean border amid downpours
Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. The Han River Flood Control Office issued the warning at 11:40 a.m., shortly after the water level at Imjin Bridge in Yeoncheon County, about 60 kilometers northeast of Seoul, reached 7 meters, rising 0.2 to 0.3 meters every 10 minutes. The bridge's water level has been on a sharp rise as heavy rainfall pounded the county and North Korea appeared to have released water from a dam near the inter-Korean border without giving prior notice.
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- ▪The Han River Flood Control Office issued the warning at 11:40 a.m., shortly after the water level at Imjin Bridge in Yeoncheon County, about 60 kilometers northeast of Seoul, reached 7 meters, rising 0.2 to 0.3 meters every 10 minutes.
- ▪The bridge's water level has been on a sharp rise as heavy rainfall pounded the county and North Korea appeared to have released water from a dam near the inter-Korean border without giving prior notice.
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Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. OK (LEAD) Flood warning issued for Imjin River near inter-Korean border amid downpours Woo Jae-yeon All News 16:13 July 21, 2026 This will let Google show Yonhap news articles that match or are related to your search Add Yonhap as a preferred source on Google SHARE Facebook X Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. LIKE SAVE PRINT FONT SIZE ABCDEFG ABCDEFG ABCDEFG ABCDEFG ABCDEFG (ATTN: ADDS unification ministry's response in last 3 paras) YEONCHEON, South Korea, July 21 (Yonhap) -- Authorities on Tuesday issued a flood advisory for the Imjin River in a county near the border with North Korea as water levels rose sharply due to heavy downpours, with the…
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