Jungnang-gu Initiates Emergency System with All Staff to Prevent Typhoon 'Bavi' Damage

Flood control facilities, wind-vulnerable signboards, and flood-prone households: All staff actively patrol the 'field' to ensure thorough typhoon preparedness... Real-time on-site situation sharing among all employees to prevent damage ahead of Typhoon 'Bavi'

Inspection of Discharge Valve at Junghwa Stormwater Pumping Station

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Jungnang-gu (Mayor Ryu Kyung-gi) has entered an emergency response system with all staff to prevent damage in anticipation of the approach of the medium-sized typhoon ‘Bavi,’ which is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds.

Starting from the afternoon of the 26th, as the forecast indicates that South Korea will come under the direct influence of the typhoon, the district is making thorough preparations to ensure no harm comes to residents.

On the 25th, the district held an emergency meeting with related departments to carefully review preemptive measures such as inspections of vulnerable facilities and strengthened patrols. It also began intensive promotion of real-time situation updates and typhoon preparedness guidelines through channels like its website and SNS.

In particular, the district rechecked the operational status of flood control facilities including local rivers (3 locations), sluice gates (17 locations, 31 gates), rainwater pumping stations (4 locations), detention basins and retention ponds (4 locations), and sedimentation tanks (20 locations). It also conducted cleaning of rainwater inlets (23,784 locations) and removal of covers to ensure these facilities function properly during the typhoon.

To prepare for the strong winds characteristic of typhoon ‘Bavi,’ the district removed or secured vulnerable facilities such as banners, signboards protruding dangerously, and other items susceptible to strong winds, ensuring meticulous safety management. Safety management of construction site facilities was also monitored.

Furthermore, to eliminate safety blind spots, public officials were assigned to care for households vulnerable to flooding. They monitored these households as well as rainwater pumping stations, sluice gates, sedimentation tanks, the Mangusan rainwater detention basin, and also maintained banners in parks, cleaned drainage channels, and preemptively inspected and maintained hazardous trees along the Yongma Park and Mangusan trail.

The district also reviewed its response measures according to the typhoon’s progress. Depending on the situation, it plans to activate the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters to strengthen emergency work systems, operate emergency recovery teams to prepare for damage, and share real-time information with residents through typhoon-related text messages.

Ryu Kyung-gi, Mayor of Jungnang-gu, emphasized, “Safety can never be overemphasized,” and urged, “All staff must unite and thoroughly manage safety to prevent any damage caused by the typhoon.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.