‘Euksori’ foreign car locked, sitting on ‘submerged car’, and ‘water wall’ safety… Gangnam in heavy rain

It was reported that heavy rain struck Gangnam on the 8th, flooding foreign cars worth hundreds of millions of won, including Ferraris and Porsches. Not only this, but also the appearance of the owner who could not move due to the heavy rain and the building that is known to have escaped the heavy rain received attention.

According to the non-life insurance industry on the 10th, large non-life insurance companies such as Samsung Fire & Marine, DB Non-Life Insurance, Hyundai Marine & Marine, Meritz Fire & Marine, and KB Non-Life Insurance received over 1,000 foreign cars due to heavy rain on the 8th.

Ferraris worth more than 500 million won were also reported for damage due to flooding, and super expensive cars such as the 230 million won Mercedes-Benz S-Class, 180 million won Porsche Panamera, and 170 million won Bentley were also lined up. Hundreds of high-end foreign cars, such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, and Volvo, were also reported to each non-life insurance company for flood damage.

The record heavy rain that hit the Gangnam area caused large-scale losses, raising concerns about an increase in auto insurance premiums due to an increase in the loss ratio in the future, rather than a reduction in auto insurance premiums.

An official from a non-life insurance company said, “It is very rare that so many expensive foreign cars are flooded, and because the price per unit is so high, it has no choice but to have a big impact on the auto insurance loss ratio.” There is a possibility,” he said.

● Genesis G80 caught in heavy rainOn this day, the title ‘G80 in the heavy rain’ and three photos were released online. According to the post, when the road near Gangnam Station was flooded, the owner of the G80 climbed onto the car. A photo of the foot on the submerged vehicle, which is believed to have been taken by the owner, was also released. After the water receded, the car was still there, and pictures of citizens taking pictures of the car were posted nearby.

There were also written reliefs mixed with concern, saying, “It can be viral like this because no one is hurt.”

With this scene in the background, a fake movie poster parody of the movie ‘Heavy Rain’ was also shared.

At one time, there was information about his identity as reporter Park Mo, but he denied that it was him.

● ‘That building’ that survived the heavy rain

On that day, in a community in a new city, an article under the title, ‘The detailed structure of the door that endured this heavy rain’ was posted. The post said it was the water gate of the Cheongdam Building in Gangnam, and contained people watching the road flooded by heavy rain with one wall.

This article, which was also posted on another bulletin board, received praise for the construction company, Seongsan Engineering.

In addition, there was a sympathetic response to the need to install a water barrier.

According to the post, the building suffered from flooding in the past, so the water barrier was erected and raised higher.

According to the industry, water barrier walls cannot be expected to provide complete flood protection simply by installing them. Rather than just leaning against the concrete, you must properly place the reinforcing bars and check for cracks.

By Kang Min-hye, staff reporter