[Photo] Yuseonghun, Geumcheon District Mayor, Snow Removal Work on Commute

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] On the evening of the 6th, a heavy snowfall occurred in Seoul, and on the morning of the 7th, Yuseonghun, the mayor of Geumcheon-gu, launched an emergency snow removal operation.

From the morning of that day, a resident autonomous snow removal task force consisting of 600 employees including Mayor Yuseonghun and 1,121 residents carried out snow removal work on main roads and side streets.

Earlier, on the 6th, as a heavy snow warning was issued for the Seoul area, the district announced snow removal measure level 2, urgently deploying 151 personnel, 12 pieces of equipment, and 232 tons of snow removal materials such as calcium chloride and salt.

In addition, on the morning of the 7th at 10 a.m., Mayor Yu held a comprehensive cold wave countermeasure progress meeting at the district office U Integrated Situation Room to check the progress of cold wave measures by each department.

At the meeting, Yuseonghun, mayor of Geumcheon-gu, urged, “To minimize damage to residents caused by the sudden cold wave and heavy snowfall, please actively respond by mobilizing all available resources.”

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