Drought Leaves Gangneung Residents Facing Water Rationing, Anxiety and Daily Hardships

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — In the coastal city of Gangneung, residents are grappling with extreme drought that has left their main water source, the Obong Reservoir, at a record low of 17.8 percent of capacity, compared with a seasonal average of 69 percent. Officials fear the level could soon fall to 15 percent, [...]