Kim Dong-yeon, President-elect, Visits Disaster Headquarters to Urgently Assess Heavy Rain Situation

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Kim Dong-yeon, the governor-elect of Gyeonggi Province, visited the provincial government disaster situation room on the 30th to check the response status and encourage staff as a heavy rain warning was issued across the entire Gyeonggi Province, causing adverse weather conditions.

On the same day, Kim received a report on heavy rain response and damage status from Lee Jin-chan, director of Gyeonggi Province Safety Management Office, and urged thorough response measures.

He then visited the Open Civil Complaints Office to express his gratitude to the employees working hard to handle civil complaints related to provincial administration.

At 6:10 a.m. on the same day, Gyeonggi Province issued a heavy rain warning (90mm or more rainfall in 3 hours or 180mm or more in 12 hours) for all 31 cities and counties, and accordingly raised the emergency level of the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters from Level 1 to Level 2.

Meanwhile, the Korea Meteorological Administration forecasts rainfall in Gyeonggi Province from the 30th of this month to the 1st of next month to be 50-150mm (up to 200mm).

In response, the province took measures such as monitoring areas at risk of casualties, evacuating vehicles and vessels, and strengthening real-time situation dissemination readiness.

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