Changwon Mayor Hong Nampyo: "Ensure No Loss of Life Occurs"

Focused Inspection of Response Measures for Typhoon 'Nanmadol' on the Morning of the 18th

Hong Nampyo, Mayor of Changwon Special City, Gyeongnam, held an emergency countermeasure meeting on the morning of the 18th and conducted intensive inspections in relation to the impact of Typhoon Nanmadol, the 14th typhoon.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Song Jong-gu] Hong Nam-pyo, Mayor of Changwon Special City, Gyeongnam, held an emergency countermeasure meeting on the morning of the 18th, as Typhoon No. 14 ‘Nangmadol’ is expected to affect the Changwon area on the 18th and 19th, to conduct a focused inspection on preemptive preparations and response status.

In particular, despite it being a holiday, Mayor Hong strengthened preemptive measures by inspecting the response status by sector of related departments at the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, attended by heads of offices, bureaus, and district offices.

Mayor Hong focused on inspecting ▲surveillance activities for areas prone to damage and disaster-vulnerable sites ▲pre-inspection and operational status of disaster prevention facilities such as drainage pump stations ▲forward deployment of flood control equipment (pumps, etc.) and pre-distribution of flood control materials (sandbags, etc.) ▲establishment and operation status of emergency duty system for typhoon preparedness.

At the meeting, he strongly urged related departments and all public officials to intensify inspections of high-risk areas for human casualties such as habitual flood zones, semi-basement facilities, and tsunami-prone areas, to make every effort to prevent even a single human casualty.

Mayor Hong said, “Considering the many human casualties caused by the flooding of semi-basement houses in Seoul during the heavy rain in August and the flooding of underground parking lots in Pohang caused by Typhoon Hinnamnor (No. 11), we will thoroughly prepare in advance for the arrival of this typhoon and do our best to minimize damage.” He added, “I also ask all citizens to check weather information in advance and refrain from going out to prevent safety accidents caused by the typhoon.”

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