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Heavy rain batters country, leaving 1 resident missing, many fleeing for safety
Heavy rain pounded parts of the country's central regions Monday, leaving a resident in the central county of Okcheon missing after a landslide and briefly stranding villagers in the southeastern city of Andong.
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Heavy rain pounded parts of the country's central regions Monday, leaving a resident in the central county of Okcheon missing after a landslide and briefly stranding villagers in the southeastern city of Andong.
batter country = hit the country = strike the country 국가를 강타하다, 나라를 강타하다, 전국을 강타하다
flee for safety = flee for refuge 피난하다
missing 행방불명된, 없어진, 실종된, 빠진, 분실된, 폐기된
batter = pound = hammer = slam = strike = hit = smash = crash 치다, 두드리다, 박살내다
landslide 산사태, 압도적인 특표(승리)
strand 다시 물로 돌아가지 못하게 하다, 꼼짝 못하게 하다, 오도가도 못하게 하다, 발을 묶다, 가닥, 부분, 올, 줄
villager = resident = population = dweller = inhabitant = the local = denizen = townsman = townspeople = townsfolk (특정 지역의) 주민, 거주자, 마을 주민, 지역주민
In Yeongyang county in North Gyeongsang Province, 55.5 mm of rainfall hit the region in an hour from 3 a.m., and 52.5 mm of downpours per hour had been recorded as of 3:30 a.m. in nearby Andong, 192 kilometers southeast of Seoul, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA).
rainfall = precipitation = the amount of precipitation 강우량, 강수량
downpour = heavy rain = cloudburst = rainstorm = torrent of rain = thunderstorm = deluge = flood 폭우, 호우, 집중호우
meteorological administration = meteorological agency = National weather service = weather agency 기상청
Emergency texts warning of the heavy downpours were sent to residents in nearby regions early Monday, the first time such warnings sent outside of the capital area. As of 10 a.m., 197 people from 129 households had evacuated in the Gyeongsang Provinces.
nearby = in the neighbourhood of = vicinal = in the vicinity of = surrounding = in the surrounding area = in the immediate environs of = neighbouring = close at hand 인근의, 근처의, 가까이
evacuate = bail out = escape = flee for safety = flee for refuge = eject = evict = throw out 대피시키다, 피난하다, 떠나다, 탈출하다
Heavy overnight rain stranded 25 residents of rural villages in Andong, and a nearby county early Monday morning. All of them were safely rescued by emergency rescuers or evacuated on their own. Firefighting authorities expect the number of those stranded or fleeing for safety could increase, as many roads in northern parts of North Gyeongsang Province were off-limits due to flooding.
overnight rain 밤새내린 비
be safely rescued 안전하게 구조되다
emergency rescuer 구급요원들
on one's own = alone = all by oneself 혼자서, 단독으로, 자력으로, 자기책임 아래, 도움을 받지않고, 다른사람없이
firefighting authorities 소방당국
flee for safety = flee for refuge 피난하다
off-limits 출입금지의, 논의 금지의
flooding = deluge = inundation = overflow = waterlogging 범람, 침수, 홍수
paramedics 의료 보조과학
lifeguard = beltman (해수욕장·수영장의) 인명 구조원, 안전요원
A resident in his 50s from Okcheon, 149 kilometers south of Seoul, went missing Monday morning while inspecting his home amid a landslide affecting his backyard, according to firefighters. Rescuers were having difficulties combing through the backyard in search of the missing person due to flooded soil.
inspect = examine = investigate = check over = vet = screen = scrutinize 검사하다, 점검하다, 세심히 살피다
have difficulties = experience difficulties 어려움을 느끼다
comb through = ransack = turn upside down = rake through = search through = hunt through = scour 구석구석 찾다, 철저히 찾다
in search of ~을 찾아서
missing person 실종자
flooded = inundated = overflew = deluged = in spate 범람한, 쇄도하는
In South Chungcheong Province, 78 residents living in areas vulnerable to landslides or collapsing of retaining walls were evacuated to safety. Two drivers, in their 70s and 40s, were rescued by firefighters in the central city of Daejeon after their vehicles became waterlogged and they could not get out.
vulnerable to ~에 상처입기 쉬운, ~에 피해를 입기 쉬운, ~에 취약한
retaining wall 옹벽, 방파벽
safety 안전한 곳, 안전성, 안전함
be waterlogged = be innundated = be flooded 침수되다
get out = escape = evade 피하다, 빠져나가다, 모면하다
The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, the country's disaster control tower, activated the first stage of its three-stage response posture, while the heavy rain alert was raised to "caution," the second-highest level in the four-level system, according to the interior ministry.
The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters 중앙재난안전대책본부
disaster control tower 재난관제국
activate 작동시키다, 활성화시키다
heavy rain alert 폭우 경보
four-level system = four-tier system 4단계 시스템
The downpour also knocked down street trees in the central city of Daejeon and flooded a road in the nearby city of Nonsan, while soil runoff on a road was reported in Geumsan. Interior Minister Lee Sang-min, who heads the disaster control tower, instructed regional governments, police and firefighters to "maintain their emergency response readiness and be prepared to take immediate initial action at the signs of perceived risks."
downpour = heavy rain = cloudburst = rainstorm = torrent of rain = thunderstorm = deluge = flood 폭우, 호우, 집중호우
knock down = collapse = fall down = pull down = demonish = floor = topple = blow down 넘어뜨리다, 무너뜨리다
street trees 가로수
soil runoff 토사 유출
emergency response readiness 긴급 대비 태세
be prepared to = get ready to = be poised to = make preparation for ~할 준비를 하다, ~할 태세를 갖추다
take immediate initial action 즉각 초기 조치를 취하다
perceived risk 위험 지각, 인지 위험
The Korea Meteorological Administration said that central regions, as well as northern parts of North Jeolla and North Gyeongsang provinces, would experience up to 50 mm of rainfall per hour during the day, accompanied by gusty winds, thunder and lightning.
experience = witness = sustain = suffer = undergo 겪다, 경험하다, 시달리다, 고통받다
gusty winds 돌풍바람, 폭풍우, 세찬 바람, 거센바람
thunder and lightning 천둥과 번개, 비난, 공격
Those regions are expected to receive up to 120 mm of rain Monday, while the capital region and inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon Province are likely to see accumulated precipitation between 30 and 80 mm. Most parts of the country will also experience rainy weather through Wednesday, the weather agency said.
recieve rain 비가 내리다, 비를 받다
capital region 수도권
inland and mountainous regions 내륙 및 산간지역
accumulated precipitation 누적 강수량
accumulate = amass = cumulate = accrue = build up 쌓아올리다, 쌓다, 축적하다
be likely to = be prone to = be apt to = be liable to ~하기 쉽다, ~하는 경향이 있다
rainy weather 우천, 장마 날씨
weather agency = meteorological administration = meteorological agency = National weather service 기상청
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