Playing ball in front of natural disasters.. I'm worried about the flood. Acting manager Cho Sung-hwan's sincerity
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Acting Doosan Bears manager Cho Sung-hwan was concerned about rain damage ahead of the 2025 KBO League SSG Landers match at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 19th.
Incheon and Gyeonggi Province have already been canceled for 17th and 18th consecutive days. The ground condition is ruined. There was a risk of injury to the players. SSG started maintenance at 7 a.m. on the 19th. I dug up 7cm of soil on the mound, but the water was accumulated.
Acting head coach Cho Sung-hwan "There were a lot of accidents. Baseball can be done (even if the ground situation is a little bad), but I'm worried about the damage caused by flood damage. In the southern part of the country, even baseball stadiums will not be easy."
Daegu Kiwoom-Samsung match and Gwangju NC-KIA match were canceled for three consecutive days from the 17th to the 19th. Gwangju recorded 426mm of precipitation on the 17th. It is the highest ever since the Korea Meteorological Administration's observation.
An SSG official said "Kim Si-jin, the Gyeonggi supervisor, came to work very early. It rained on the night of the 18th, so I worked all day today. In the morning, the stove was laid out and the water dried. We mobilized all the equipment that can dry the mound quickly, such as a dehumidifier."
According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, as of 6 a.m. on the 19th, four people were killed and two were missing. The number of residents evacuated nationwide was 7029.
There were 729 cases of damage to public facilities, including 388 cases of road flooding and 57 cases of river facility collapse. There were 1,014 cases of damage to private facilities, including flooding of buildings and agricultural land.
The south is still uneasy. The Korea Meteorological Administration issued a heavy rain warning at 5 p.m. in Damyang, South Jeolla Province, Jinan, Jangsu, and Imsil.
In addition, heavy rain warnings were issued in most areas of Jeolla-do, Daegu, Busan, and Ulsan.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
