Daegu City Establishes Proactive Response System for Summer Natural Disasters

Kim Cheol-seop, Director of Citizen Safety Office of Daegu City, is inspecting the Nogok rainwater pumping station.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yeo Jong-gu] Daegu City has established a proactive response system to prepare for natural disasters during the summer season.

The city announced on the 12th that from the 15th of this month to October 15th, a five-month period, it will operate an emergency duty system including a 24-hour control room to minimize casualties and property damage caused by summer natural disasters such as typhoons and heavy rains.

Under normal circumstances, a 24-hour situation management system is maintained, and the response level is strengthened through preemptive emergency stages 1, 2, and 3 according to weather warnings.

Depending on the duties and roles of collaborating departments, the Regional Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters will be activated to fully respond to natural disasters such as typhoons and heavy rains.

Earlier, in preparation for summer natural disasters, pre-inspections were conducted on vulnerable facilities and disaster prevention facilities including 31 locations prone to casualties, 20 flood-prone roads, 60 drainage pump stations, 177 early warning systems, and 5 natural disaster prevention projects.

In particular, the Chilsunggyo water level gauge, which can predict whether the Sincheon-dong road under Chilsunggyo Bridge, a habitual flood area due to typhoons and heavy rains, will be controlled, was inspected. Additionally, the high-ground drainage channel and Nogok rainwater pump station in the Buk-gu Nogok-dong area were intensively checked to ensure smooth stormwater drainage during heavy rains.

Furthermore, through real-time monitoring of disaster situations using video information from the integrated CCTV control center and the disaster safety situation room, the city plans to minimize damage through proactive response.

Kim Cheol-seop, Director of the Daegu City Citizen Safety Office, stated, “We will devote all efforts to respond to summer natural disasters this year to protect lives and property from typhoons, heavy rains, and other natural disasters.”

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