Gwangju Mayor Lee Yong-seop Conducts Emergency On-Site Inspection of Typhoon Vulnerable Facilities

On the afternoon of the 26th, Lee Yong-seop, Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, visited the Yeomju Jugong Reconstruction Maintenance Project site in Seo-gu to prepare for the northward approach of Typhoon No. 8 'Bavi' and conducted an on-site inspection to prevent typhoon damage. Photo by Gwangju Metropolitan City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Lee Yong-seop, Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, conducted an emergency on-site inspection on the 26th in response to the approaching Typhoon No. 8 ‘Bavi’.

On the day, Mayor Lee visited the ‘Yeomju Jugong Reconstruction Maintenance Project’ site to check the disaster-vulnerable facility preparedness system in response to the approaching typhoon ‘Bavi’.

Mayor Lee urged, “Please pay special attention to storing or securing construction materials and other facilities in safe places, maintaining drainage channels, fixing temporary structures, and managing construction equipment such as tower cranes to prepare for strong winds and heavy rain.”

He also instructed to establish a thorough readiness posture to maintain a rapid response system, including immediate mobilization plans for equipment and manpower in case of damage.

Mayor Lee emphasized, “Although natural disasters such as typhoons cannot be avoided, the damage can be greatly reduced depending on how we prepare. We must respond meticulously to achieve the Minseon 7th term disaster response policy of ‘zero human casualties and minimizing property damage.’”

Gwangju City is operating the Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters in preparation for Typhoon ‘Bavi,’ thoroughly promoting citizen action guidelines, monitoring vulnerable facilities such as steep slopes, strengthening control of riverside and underground passages, and implementing flood prevention measures in low-lying habitual flood areas to prevent damage.

In particular, safety inspections are being intensively conducted on major vulnerable facilities such as areas at risk of human casualties, underground passages, construction sites, and COVID-19 screening clinics in preparation for strong winds and heavy rain.

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