Flood control dam on inter-Korean river

Water gushes out of the floodgates of the Gunnam Dam on the Imjin River that runs across the inter-Korean border in the South Korean border town of Yeoncheon, north of Seoul, on July 21, 2026. The state-run Korea Water Resources Corp. opened all of the dam's seven floodgates to lower the water level following North Korea's release of water from the Hwanggang Dam on the river's upper reaches. The dam, opened in 2010, was designed to deal with flash floods from North Korea. (Yonhap) (END) [We Welcome Your News Tips] We invite our readers to submit news tips, including photos and videos, to Yonhap News. If your submission is deemed newsworthy, it will undergo the journalistic process by our reporters and, if necessary, be turned into articles in both Korean and English to be distributed to domestic and international media outlets. For submissions that are particularly valuable as news stories, a token of appreciation will be provided. Especially for major tips, a plaque of appreciation and a small gift will also be awarded. email : [email protected] Copyright (c) Yonhap News Agency prohibits its content from being redistributed or reprinted without consent, and forbids the content from being learned and used by artificial intelligence systems.