Facility damage was caused by heavy snow in various parts of Gangwon Province.
In the mountain village, a barn collapsed, killing one person, and the electricity supply was cut off, causing great inconvenience to residents.
Reporter Song Se-hyuk covered it.
[Reporter]
The 10m wide and 45m long vinyl house shed was bent 90 degrees.
He fell down because he couldn't overcome the weight of the snow that had accumulated more than 20cm.An accident involving
killed a man in his 70s on the roof of a shed.
Earlier, a nearby shed also collapsed, killing or injuring cows.
[Kim Ok-bun / Livestock farmer who escaped heavy snow: It's very upsetting. Still, it's a beast I raise, but it dies all of a sudden, and it's a matter of livelihood anyway...]
Electricity was also cut off when a tree collapsed in the heavy snow hit the wires.
Due to the power outage, the heating was stopped, and residents had to shiver from the cold from dawn in the cold.
[Park Rae-moon / Head of Hyeoncheon 1-ri, Hoengseong-gun, Gangwon-do: Eating, washing, and heating can't be done without electricity.]
The rice cake factory, which had lost electricity, was shut down, and most of the rice cakes that were not dried on time lost their product value.
But the restoration is slow.
The heavy equipment that was clearing snow only circled in a steep snow, and the KEPCO recovery vehicle could not even be approached.
Trees that couldn't bear the weight of snow are lying all over the village. Due to the lack of snow removal, nine households living inside are virtually isolated.
If the scrutiny is carried out, the amount of heavy snow damage in Gangwon Province is expected to increase more than the official tally.
I'm YTN's Song Sehyuk.
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