Jeonnam Governor Kim Young-rok Checks Response Status Amid Approaching Typhoon

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Kim Young-rok, Governor of Jeonnam Province, inspected the situation regarding the northward approach of Typhoon No. 12 ‘Omais’ and urged thorough preparedness.

According to Jeonnam Province on the 23rd, Governor Kim held a countermeasure meeting that day and ordered, “Each department must meticulously ensure that the typhoon response plans are properly implemented on site and prepare thoroughly to prevent any damage to the residents.”

Omais was forecasted to pass near Jeju Island in the afternoon and make landfall on the southern coast around midnight.

Jeonnam is expected to be directly affected by the typhoon, with most areas receiving 100 to 300 mm of heavy rain, and up to 400 mm near the southern coast and around Jirisan Mountain.

The province has been operating the Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters since the 22nd, with 405 personnel from the provincial and city/county offices maintaining an emergency duty system.

Governor Kim emphasized, “This typhoon was initially forecasted to maintain its strength from a tropical depression and make landfall on the southern coast. Please actively take measures to prevent damage caused by strong winds and heavy rain, such as monitoring landslide-prone areas near solar power facilities in mountainous regions, inspecting shellfish seedling facilities, and hauling small vessels ashore.”

The province instructed each city and county to implement measures including ▲pre-evacuation of residents in areas at risk of landslides, retaining walls, and steep slopes where human casualties are a concern ▲securing and fastening facilities that could be blown away by strong winds such as roofs and outdoor signboards ▲managing agricultural facilities such as fixing orchard supports, securing greenhouses, and maintaining drainage channels.

Additionally, vulnerable areas such as underground passages and riverside parking lots at risk of flooding are being preemptively restricted from access, and surveillance and emergency measures are being conducted to prevent recurrence of damage in past disaster recovery sites and areas affected by the heavy rain in July. Public awareness activities using disaster text messages, TV, and other warning facilities are also underway.

Earlier, in preparation for the typhoon, the province completed its response posture by inspecting all landslide-prone areas by the 12th, including 2,361 landslide-vulnerable sites, 613 blind spots in residential areas, and 1,354 artificially developed sites such as solar power generation facilities.

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