Jinju City, Typhoon ‘Hinnamnor’ Approaching North... Prioritizing Citizen Protection

Jogyuil Jinju Mayor and Senior Officials Conduct On-Site Inspection of Disaster-Vulnerable Facilities

The 11th typhoon 'Hinnamnor' northward movement situation assessment meeting is in progress.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City, Gyeongnam Province, has entered an emergency duty posture, conducting final on-site inspections of disaster-vulnerable facilities on the 5th in anticipation of heavy rain due to the northward approach of Typhoon No. 11 ‘Hinnamnor’.

On the day, Jinju Mayor Cho Gyu-il and Deputy Mayor Shin Jong-woo each visited the Insadong Nabulcheon Drainage Pump Station and Munsan Samgok Drainage Pump Station to conduct final inspections of the preparation and management status of the drainage pump stations to ensure immediate response in case of emergencies caused by the typhoon.

Additionally, Mayor Cho instructed at a situation assessment meeting attended by related agencies for disaster preparedness including the police station, fire station, Korea Electric Power Corporation, Korea Rural Community Corporation, and 13 collaborative task force departments, stating, “Since this typhoon is of an ultra-powerful scale, all departments and related agencies must make every effort in disaster preparedness to ensure the safety of citizens.”

Earlier, on the 2nd, the city activated the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters to enter an emergency duty system, monitoring weather conditions in real time and striving to minimize human and property damage through immediate emergency measures and pre-evacuation of residents upon detection of risk signs.

The Jinju Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters urged citizens to familiarize themselves with and follow the national action guidelines for typhoon preparedness to ensure safety, including ▲knowing the typhoon’s path and arrival time ▲preparing for pre-evacuation of residents living in low-lying and landslide-prone areas ▲securing external facilities ▲and refraining from going out for the elderly and children.

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