Chungnam Activates Emergency System as Typhoon 'Bavi' Approaches... Expected to Affect Area Early Morning on 27th

[Asia Economy (Naepo) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] As Typhoon ‘Bavi’ approaches, Chungnam Province will activate an emergency duty system.

According to the province on the 25th, Chungnam is expected to enter the typhoon’s influence zone around 1 a.m. on the 27th, mainly along the west coast.

In response, the province plans to maintain and operate the emergency duty system while managing situations by categorizing areas at risk of human casualties, transportation, landslides, emergency water supply, medical care, and quarantine.

As part of situation management, the province will first use village broadcasting and disaster early warning systems to deliver typhoon preparedness guidelines to residents in each area.

Additionally, measures will be taken to prevent damage from flooding in riverside parking lots and underground passages, and the proper operating capacity of drainage pump stations will be inspected.

For landslide risk areas, steep slopes, reservoirs, and dams, surveillance and inspections will be conducted. To prepare for strong winds and high waves, actions such as securing signboards and evacuating, mooring, and fixing ships and seafood production facilities will be implemented.

Along with this, the province will maintain an emergency contact network with related organizations and establish a civil-government-military cooperation system to respond to various situations.

Emergency recovery equipment and disaster relief supplies will be secured, and measures will be taken to immediately operate temporary housing facilities in case of displaced persons. In addition, a communication system will be established with residents in vulnerable areas to landslides to enable emergency evacuation if necessary.

Furthermore, the province will inspect disaster-vulnerable areas such as large construction sites and has ordered the suspension of work on tower cranes vulnerable to typhoons when warnings are issued.

Kim Yong-chan, Deputy Governor of the province, said, “Although Typhoon Bavi is medium-sized, it has developed very strongly, and Chungnam is included on the right side of the typhoon’s danger radius, so significant damage is expected. Thorough countermeasures against heavy rain and strong winds are necessary.”

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