Overview

• Deputy spokesperson Chang Yoon-jeong framed the request as a humanitarian necessity linked to the state’s duty to protect lives after past deadly discharges.
• Monsoon rains and suspected Hwanggang Dam releases raised Imjin River levels to 1.0 meter near Pilseung Bridge, prompting visitor evacuations before waters fell back to 0.77 meters.
• Seoul and Pyongyang previously agreed twice in 2010 and once in 2013 to coordinate on flood control but have lacked notifications since 2013.
• President Lee Jae-myung’s new administration has halted loudspeaker broadcasts along the border and signaled readiness for renewed inter-Korean dialogue.
• The unification ministry is working with environment and other agencies to strengthen flood response measures in border counties like Yeoncheon.