Imsil-gun and Imsil-gun Council Unite for 'Citizen Safety' Amid Summer Heatwaves

Published 22 Jul.2021 14:38(KST)

[Imsil=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Nosik] On the 22nd, Imsil-gun, Jeonbuk, and the Imsil County Council announced that they will make every effort to ensure the safety of residents from various disasters such as COVID-19, summer heatwaves, and flood damage.

The county has prepared a comprehensive plan to safely protect residents from the rapid spread of COVID-19, the full-scale summer heatwave, heavy rain, typhoons, and other natural disasters and safety accidents.

The county council also shares the will to protect residents' safety and is taking the lead in active legislative activities that carefully monitor and take care of residents' daily lives.

First, they are focusing their efforts on the recently worsened COVID-19 prevention measures.

To prepare for the spreading breakthrough infections, banners promoting the prohibition of gatherings of four or more people and minimizing contact with outsiders during the vacation season have been posted in all towns and townships.

Due to rapid test results for COVID-19 confirmation, there have been cases where people visiting Imsil from other regions tested positive, so they are quickly communicating that these are not local cases to alleviate residents' anxiety and are requesting cooperation in following quarantine rules.

As the full-scale heatwave begins, the county is strengthening and promoting heatwave countermeasures for proactive prevention.

Since many elderly people live in rural areas, to prevent casualties caused by heat-related illnesses, the cooling systems of 332 heatwave shelters have been inspected and maintained.

Patrols and village broadcasts during vulnerable hours have been strengthened, and 10 shade tents to escape the heat are being operated near crosswalks.

They are also taking thorough measures to prevent heatwave damage by watering the roads in major urban areas such as Imsil-eup and placing bottled water in key locations.

At 14 water play risk areas where summer vacationers gather, water safety personnel trained in lifesaving and emergency measures have been deployed, and life rings have been installed to prepare for drowning accidents during the vacation season.

The county operates a disaster situation room 24 hours a day to maintain a rapid disaster response system.

From the preliminary warning stage, situation assessment meetings are held to immediately grasp weather conditions, predict disaster progress, and decide response directions, actively coping with disaster situations.

Chairman Jin Nam-geun of the county council said, “Although these are difficult times for everyone, I will pay special attention to legislative activities to work together with the executive branch to safely protect and safeguard the residents.”

County Governor Shim Min said, “This summer is the most difficult period ever,” and added, “We will do our best to ensure safety measures so that residents suffer less from disasters such as COVID-19, heatwaves, and flood damage.”