As the southeastern region of South Korea ushered in rare continuous high temperatures and dry weather this summer, agricultural reservoirs in various parts of Gyeongsangnam-do have recently begun to dry up, and the drought situation is getting worse. To this end, the South Korean government issued a national fire mobilization order. Starting on the 12th, 200 water tankers and 400 firefighters will be provided to Gyeongsangnam-do, where the drought is severe, to carry out water supply support work. According to statistics, as of the 12th, a total of 2,121 hectares of farmland in Gyeongsangnam-do had been affected by the drought; as of the same day, out of 18 cities and counties in Gyeongsangnam-do, agricultural water in Miryang City, Geoje City, and Haman County was in the most severe “severe drought” phase in the “Agricultural Water Drought Warning.” Among them, the agricultural water storage rate in Miryang City, where the drought was worst, was 25.7% on the same day, only about one-third of the year-round standard; while the average water storage rate in Gyeongsangnam-do was only 33.3%, a decrease of nearly half compared to year-round.

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