Minister Lee Young: "Hinnamnor Approaching the Korean Peninsula... Ensuring Thorough Management of Traditional Market Facilities"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] Lee Young, Minister of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (photo), instructed on the 2nd to "thoroughly ensure emergency situation checks and facility safety management" in relation to the northward movement of Typhoon 'Hinnamnor'.

The minister stated to the relevant departments on the day, "It is very concerning that a strong typhoon is approaching the Korean Peninsula again while the flood recovery from the recent heavy rain concentrated in the metropolitan area has not been fully completed."

He urged, "Please check the drainage conditions mainly in the previously flooded areas and especially ensure thorough safety management of traditional market facilities, which are vulnerable to wind."

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups is dispatching staff to traditional market sites mainly through local offices to conduct emergency situation inspections.

In addition, a management system connecting each local office, the Small Enterprise and Market Service regional centers, and merchant associations has been established, and the construction and operation of an emergency contact network have begun.

Through this, processes such as damage reporting, situation sharing, and preparation of support measures for affected markets are expected to be carried out.

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