Fire trucks supply water to the Hongje Water Purification Plant on Sunday to help relieve the drought plaguing Gangneung, Gangwon Province, a day after the central government declared a national disaster there. (Yonhap)
Fire trucks supply water to the Hongje Water Purification Plant on Sunday to help relieve the drought plaguing Gangneung, Gangwon Province, a day after the central government declared a national disaster there. (Yonhap)
A firefighter holds a hose steady as water is pumped into the Hongje Water Purification Plant, in Gangneung on Sunday. (Yonhap)
A firefighter holds a hose steady as water is pumped into the Hongje Water Purification Plant, in Gangneung on Sunday. (Yonhap)

Firefighters from across the country gather at a park in Yeongok-myeon, Gangneung, Gangwon Province, on Sunday to support emergency water supply efforts amid a severe drought. (Yonhap)
Firefighters from across the country gather at a park in Yeongok-myeon, Gangneung, Gangwon Province, on Sunday to support emergency water supply efforts amid a severe drought. (Yonhap)
Fire trucks delivering emergency water supplies to a drought-hit Gangneung are gathered at Gangbuk Public Stadium in the city on Sunday. (Gangwon State Fire Headquarters)
Fire trucks delivering emergency water supplies to a drought-hit Gangneung are gathered at Gangbuk Public Stadium in the city on Sunday. (Gangwon State Fire Headquarters)

Obong Reservoir in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, which supplies some 87 percent of the city’s tap and industrial water, is seen nearly dried up on Saturday. As of Sunday morning, its water levels fell sharply to 14.9 percent, marking a record low. (Yonhap)
Obong Reservoir in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, which supplies some 87 percent of the city’s tap and industrial water, is seen nearly dried up on Saturday. As of Sunday morning, its water levels fell sharply to 14.9 percent, marking a record low. (Yonhap)

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