Korea Rail Network Authority Holds Disaster Response Situation Assessment Meeting for Typhoon Damage Prevention and Response

A 'Disaster Response Situation Assessment Meeting' is being held under the supervision of Kim Sang-gyun, President of the Korea Rail Network Authority. Photo by Korea Rail Network Authority

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Korea Rail Network Authority announced on the 26th that it held a situation assessment meeting chaired by Chairman Kim Sang-gyun (Head of the Disaster Countermeasures Headquarters) to discuss measures to prevent human and material damage at railway sites nationwide due to the northward approach of Typhoon ‘Bavi’.

At the meeting, the Rail Network Authority conducted a real-time video conference to check the disaster countermeasure preparations of regional headquarters and major sites, and discussed disaster prevention measures against typhoons and heatwaves as well as safety management measures during the Chuseok mass transportation period.

Currently, the Rail Network Authority, led by Chairman Kim, has organized five disaster response teams at headquarters, while regional headquarters chiefs serve as heads of countermeasure teams to form and operate regional countermeasure teams at each site.

In particular, during the recent monsoon season, a separate support team was organized in advance, preparing available equipment, personnel, and recovery materials to restore flood damage without accidents, while actively supporting damage recovery for residents near the railway.

Kim Sang-gyun, Chairman of the Rail Network Authority, stated, “We will make thorough preparations under the Disaster Countermeasures Headquarters, the safety control tower, to minimize damage to railway sites and residents near the railway caused by Typhoon Bavi.”

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