President Moon Holds Emergency Meeting: "Designate Typhoon Special Disaster Areas Before Chuseok" (Comprehensive)

Emergency Situation Review Meeting Held Unexpectedly
"Government and Local Authorities to Maintain Vigilance Until Situation Ends"

President Moon Jae-in is attending an emergency situation briefing on the damage caused by Typhoon Haishen at the National Crisis Management Center of the Blue House on the afternoon of the 7th, receiving reports on the damage situation.

President Moon Jae-in on the 7th instructed, "Rapidly proceed with emergency restoration for typhoon damage, and swiftly complete damage assessments so that areas with significant damage can be designated as special disaster zones before Chuseok."

President Moon presided over an emergency situation briefing related to Typhoon Haishen at the National Crisis Management Center from 3:50 p.m. for 40 minutes, and White House spokesperson Kang Min-seok conveyed this in a written briefing.

The emergency situation briefing was not scheduled but was convened at President Moon's instruction in the morning. During the meeting, Korea Meteorological Administration Chief Kim Jong-seok reported on the typhoon's status and forecast, and Crisis Management Center Chief Kang Geon-jak reported on the damage situation and response status.

President Moon said, "Even though the typhoon is moving northward out of the inland area toward the East Sea, the situation is not over, and there may still be damage from rain or wind," urging, "The government and local governments should maintain vigilance until the situation is fully resolved."

He added, "With the damage from Typhoon Maysak not yet restored, and Haishen approaching along a similar path, there is concern that damage in some areas may worsen," emphasizing, "Disaster authorities should comprehensively investigate the damage situation by combining the effects of the two typhoons."

Attending the emergency situation briefing were Chief of Staff Noh Young-min, National Security Office Director Suh Hoon, Chief of Security Service Yoo Yeon-sang, Senior Secretary for Public Communication Jung Man-ho, Senior Secretary for Economic Affairs Lee Ho-seung, Senior Secretary for Social Affairs Yoon Chang-ryeol, Crisis Management Center Chief Kang Geon-jak, and Director of the State Affairs Situation Room Lee Jin-seok.

President Moon Jae-in is speaking after receiving a damage report at an emergency situation briefing on Typhoon Haishen held at the Blue House National Crisis Management Center on the afternoon of the 7th.

Meanwhile, according to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (CDSCH), as of 4:30 p.m. on the same day, casualties from Haishen included one missing person and five injured. A total of 124 residents became disaster victims, and facility damage exceeded 700 cases, including the shutdown of two turbine generators at the Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant in Gyeongju.

Earlier that morning, a man in his 40s, an employee of a limestone company in Singi-myeon, Samcheok City, Gangwon Province, went missing after being swept away by a rapid current in a drainage channel while withdrawing after limestone mining. Additionally, in Busan, one resident sustained minor injuries and five others were hurt when a vehicle overturned due to strong winds.

Facility damage increased to a total of 724 cases, including 366 public facilities and 358 private facilities. The damage assessment is still ongoing, so the scale of damage is expected to grow.

Among public facilities, turbine generators at Units 2 and 3 of the Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant in Gyeongju stopped sequentially at 8:38 a.m. and 9:18 a.m. respectively. The CDSCH reported that the turbine generators automatically shut down due to the operation of protective relays triggered by lightning strikes.

Other public facility damages included 50 cases of road flooding, 3 cases of slope collapse, 9 cases of port facility damage, and 303 other cases such as fallen street trees.

Road and railway controls, as well as cancellations of flights and passenger ships, also followed.

Fire authorities conducted 29 rescue operations, saving 92 people. They mobilized 6,846 personnel and 1,883 pieces of equipment to carry out 1,641 safety measures and provided water supply and drainage support of 1,140 tons at 102 locations.

President Moon Jae-in is attending an emergency situation briefing on the damage caused by Typhoon Haishen at the National Crisis Management Center of the Blue House on the afternoon of the 7th, receiving reports on the damage situation.

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