The Gangneung Danoje Preservation Association holds a rain ritual at Daegwallyeong Sanshindang and Daegwallyeong Guksaseonghwangsa shrines in Pyeongchang County, Gangwon Province, Saturday. The Gangneung region has recently been suffering from a monthlong drought, caused by scant rainfall and intense heat.
As of Friday, the Ministry of Environment said drought conditions in Gangneung had escalated to the highest “very severe" level, 50 days after the first drought level, “warning,” was issued in the city.
The cituy's drought levels are measured by water reserve at Obong Reservoir, the largest source of water for Gangneung. The reservoir supplies 86.6 percent of Gangneung’s tap and industrial water, serving around 180,000 residents.
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