Water is released from North Korea's Gunnam Dam on the Imjin River in Yeoncheon County, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday. 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 reclusive North also releasing water from a dam near the border without any advance warning.
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.
The environment ministry said late Monday that satellite imagery confirmed the release of water from the Hwanggang Dam on the upper reaches of the Imjin River.
