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Gyeongnam, Suffering From 'Extreme Drought' Until Last week... Now Facing Damage in Various Areas Due to 'Extreme Heavy Rain'

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Gyeongnam is suffering from extreme weather anomalies this summer, with no middle ground between 'extreme drought' and 'extreme heavy rain,' as a torrential downpour of up to 800 mm immediately followed by severe drought damage to 2,834 hectares of farmland, resulting in damages such as landslides, flooding, and isolation.

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The severe agricultural drought in the Gyeongnam region has entered a phase of relief due to heavy rainfall exceeding 900mm. As agricultural reservoir levels have recovered to 72.3% of the average level, areas previously classified as severe have been downgraded or released, and a continued rise in reservoir levels is expected in the future.

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Gyeongnam is suffering from extreme weather anomalies this summer, with no middle ground between 'extreme drought' and 'extreme heavy rain,' as a torrential downpour of up to 800 mm immediately followed by severe drought damage to 2,834 hectares of farmland, resulting in damages such as landslides, flooding, and isolation.

With temperatures above 30°C for more than a month, the economic cost is around one percent of GDP.

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Monday, August 17, 2026.
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