
Strong northeasterly winds inflow due to pressure difference between North and South... 41 fire safety measures, barge crane accident at Jeju Port
Due to the pressure difference between North and South Korea, strong winds blew throughout Jeju for the second day, resulting in 41 fire safety measures being taken, and damage continued at Jeju Port, including one death and one injury after a crane fell over.
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A strong northeasterly wind flows into Jeju Island due to the pressure difference between the high pressure in northeastern China and the southern low pressure formed by Typhoon 'Kroban'.
(Jeju = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Ho-cheon = Jeju, which is caught between low pressure in the south and high pressure in the north, is experiencing damage one after another as strong winds have been blowing for the second day.
According to the Jeju Regional Meteorological Administration on the 5th, strong northeastern winds generated by the pressure difference have been flowing into Jeju Island for the second day, located between high pressure moving east from northeastern China and southern low pressure formed by Typhoon 'Kroban'.
Accordingly, a strong wind advisory is currently in effect for the entire land area of Jeju Island and a wind advisory is in effect for the offshore waters.
As of 2 p.m. on this day, the maximum instantaneous wind speeds at major points were 24.6m per second at Sajebi on Hallasan Mountain, 23.1m at Marado, 22m at Udo, 19.3m at Gapado, 18.9m at Saebyeol Oreum, 18.5m at Jeju Airport, 17.8m at Gosan, and 15.9m at Seongsan.
According to the Jeju Island Fire and Safety Headquarters, a total of 41 rescue, first-aid and safety measures were carried out over two days due to such strong winds.
The fire department rescued two people who were stranded on a seaside rock due to high waves on the coast of Daejeong-eup, Seogwipo-si the previous afternoon, and transported a person who was injured after being hit by flying debris in Beophwan-dong, Seogwipo-si and a person who was injured after colliding with a fence during weeding work in Gujwa-eup, Jeju-si to the hospital.
In addition, safety measures were taken as 36 cases of various types of damage occurred in various areas of the province from early morning to late evening the previous day, including falling building exterior materials, tilting electric poles, damaged traffic lights, shaking signs, falling trees, and fallen median dividers.
On this day, damage from a falling tree was reported in Hallim-eup, Jeju-si at 9:06 a.m., and the risk of a lighthouse solar panel falling in Aewol-eup, Jeju-si was reported at 11:00 a.m., so the fire department took safety measures.
In particular, although damage was not counted by the Fire and Safety Headquarters as a result of strong winds, one person was killed and another was seriously injured when a crane working on a barge anchored at Jeju Port the previous afternoon fell.
At the time of the accident, strong winds of 20.5 meters per second were blowing in Geonip-dong, Jeju City, where Jeju Port is located.
The Coast Guard is investigating the exact cause of the accident, believing that the crane fell due to strong winds while repairing the steel plate on the bottom of the barge.
There are concerns about additional strong wind damage as the strong wind warning for the northern part of Jeju City and Chuja Island is forecast to be lifted on the morning of the 7th, and the strong wind advisory for the eastern, western, and southern parts of Jeju Island is expected to be lifted in the early morning of the 8th.
Jeju Island asked people to pay attention to the management of various external facilities and refrain from entering white sandy beaches, seaside rocks, and breakwaters until the strong wind warning and storm warning are lifted.
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