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Pohang City Minimizes Damage from Typhoon Nanmadol through Proactive Collaboration with Related Organizations.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Pohang City, Gyeongbuk, minimized damage by establishing a preemptive collaborative response system with related organizations in preparation for the northward approach of Typhoon No. 14 ‘Nangmadol,’ which brought strong winds and rain.

Pohang City held an emergency countermeasure meeting on the weekend of the 18th in preparation for Typhoon ‘Nangmadol,’ followed by a joint countermeasure meeting with related organizations on the 19th, establishing an all-out response system to minimize damage through close collaboration and preemptive action.

The city strengthened continuous patrol activities in disaster-prone areas such as landslides, riverside parking lots, and roads vulnerable to flooding in cooperation with related organizations such as fire and police departments. It also thoroughly enforced preemptive control of flood-prone areas, joint surveillance activities, and pre-inspection of facilities.

The 1st Marine Division deployed about 10 Korean Amphibious Assault Vehicles (KAAVs), about 20 inflatable boats (IBS), and personnel to the Pohang Northern Fire Station and Pohang Southern Fire Station. The fire stations also preemptively deployed vehicles from the Gyeongbuk 119 Special Rescue Team for life-saving operations on site, preparing for any emergency.

Mayor Kangdeok Lee visited the Guryongpo 3-ri Senior Citizens’ Center and Janggi-myeon Multipurpose Welfare Center from the night of the 18th to the early morning of the 19th, when the typhoon passed, to check on resident evacuation status and listen to their difficulties. He also visited the Guryongpo Fisheries Cooperative and the Coast Guard Substation to assess the status of ship evacuations and encourage the workers.

He toured disaster-vulnerable areas consecutively, including the temporary restoration site of Daehwacheon in Janggi-myeon, which suffered significant damage from the previous Typhoon ‘Hinnamnor,’ the coastal areas from Hajung-ri to Gupyeong-ri in Guryongpo, and the coastal areas of Yangpo and Sinchang in Janggi-myeon. He urged related organizations and local administrative offices to conduct continuous inspections to minimize casualties and property damage.

Pohang City Minimizes Damage from Typhoon Nanmadol through Proactive Collaboration with Related Agencies.

The city took measures to minimize casualties by preemptively evacuating 494 residents from flood-prone areas such as Daesong-myeon and Ocheon-eup, which suffered massive damage from Typhoon ‘Hinnamnor,’ to designated shelters.

Due to this typhoon, the city experienced some damage to street trees, temporary power outages in Homigot-myeon Administrative Welfare Center and the Homigot area, as well as in Imgok 2-ri and Junghung-ri areas of Donghae-myeon. The Korea Electric Power Corporation Pohang branch launched emergency restoration efforts to recover the power outages.

Mayor Kangdeok Lee of Pohang said, “I thank all related civilian, government, and military organizations for their efforts to minimize damage from this typhoon,” and added, “We will continue to work closely with related organizations until the end to ensure that the damage caused by the successive typhoons is quickly restored.”

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