Hundreds of cars isolated on the highway… Provides 1,530 servings of relief supplies such as blankets and 320ℓ of fuel
Vehicles are unable to move on the Misiryeong East-West Passing Road on the 1st, when heavy snow poured in the mountains and east coast of Gangwon-do. Sokcho/Yonhap News
Hundreds of vehicles were isolated and dozens of traffic accidents occurred due to the heavy snowfall that fell in the Yeongdong area of Gangwon-do on the 1st, the last day of the March 1 holiday, one person died and 90 people were injured. According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters (the script), there were 53 traffic accidents reported by 6 am on the 2nd. A vehicle driver who slipped on snow at the Haengchiryeong Tunnel in the Yangyang direction of the Seoul Yangyang Expressway was hit by a vehicle coming from behind during the recovery of the accident, and one person died. The number of injured was 94, and most were identified as minor. However, the script explained that snowy traffic accidents are classified as safety accidents and are not counted as direct heavy snow damage. All seven roads are controlled. Traffic between the Donghae Expressway Sokcho, Bukyangyang, Hajodae, and Yangyang IC resumed at 2 am on the same day, and the control section was reduced to 3 locations from the previous night, but Goseong Islands 1 and 8, Inje Islands 3, Pyeongchang Islands 15, and Gangneung Islands Some sections such as No. 12, Chuncheon Urban Planning Road, and Pocheon National Road No. 56 are still blocked. On the Donghae Expressway, the Seoul Yangyang Expressway, and the Yeongdong Expressway, at least hundreds of vehicles were trapped in snow and unable to move for several hours. In this process, the company script assisted in towing vehicles by putting in more than 160 military personnel. Two vehicles left on the Donghae Expressway and the Seoul Yangyang Expressway were towed after contacting the owner. In addition, Yangyang-gun provided 1,530 servings of emergency food, such as bread, milk, and bottled water, and blankets to isolated vehicles on the highway through the Korea Expressway Corporation, and the Road Corporation delivered 320 liters of fuel, such as gasoline and diesel. The Ministry of Public Administration and Security instructed Gangwon-do and Sokcho-si to secure and support additional hot packs, blankets, and food, and to extend the operating hours of major offices and convenience stores on the Seoul Yangyang Expressway and Yeongdong Expressway. Due to an avalanche that occurred near Baeksan-dong, Taebaek-si, the section between Baeksan Station and Dongbaeksan Station on the Yeongdong Line was suspended from 7:10 pm the previous day. As a result, after an emergency stop of the 1684 Nuri train carrying five passengers, it detoured to Baeksan-Mungok-Dongbaeksan Station. 81 flights were canceled in Gimpo, Gimhae, Jeju, Ulsan, Wonju, Yangyang, and Pohang. 21 passenger ships on 14 routes, including Incheon-Baekryeong, Moseulpo-Marado, and Wando-Yeoseo, were tied up by strong winds and storms. In addition, access to 197 trails in eight national parks, including Taebaeksan, Seoraksan, Bukhansan, Sobaeksan, and Odaesan, is also restricted. Related organizations, such as the heavy script and local governments, concentrated on supporting isolated vehicles on the highway overnight and snow removal. 3,166 personnel, 2893 equipments, and 15,000,406 tons of snow removal materials were put into the snow removal work nationwide. Among them, 1,233 manpower, 1,91 equipment, and 4,572 tons of snow removal materials were mobilized in the Gangwon region alone. yunhap news