Kim Jong-in Visits Flood Site: "Preventive Measures Difficult Due to Climate Change"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Kim Jong-in, Emergency Committee Chairman of the United Future Party, visited the flood damage site on the 5th and stated, "Climate change is happening tremendously, making it almost impossible to prevent in advance."

On the 5th, Kim made these remarks during a visit to inspect the flood damage site in Icheon, accompanied by party leaders including Joo Ho-young, Floor Leader, Kim Mi-ae, Supreme Council Member, Kim Seon-dong, Secretary-General, and Jeong Hee-yong, Chairman of the Central Disaster Countermeasures Committee.

He said, "Recently, climate change has been occurring suddenly and massively, making prior prevention almost impossible," adding, "Now that flood damage has occurred, we are reviewing various measures on how to overcome the damage as quickly as possible and plan to actively cooperate in restoration."

Kim explained, "In particular, the reservoir is not managed by a public institution but by the village," and added, "It was built in 1966 and has only experienced flood damage once; having had no issues for over 50 years, it was inevitably complacent."

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