[Itaewon Disaster] Yoon: "Government Must Quickly Deploy All Resources for Different Recovery and Response Outcomes"

President Yoon Urges Government to "Remember Public Officials Bear Unlimited Responsibility for National Safety"
Orders to "Carefully Attend to Families of the Deceased and the Injured"

Ahead of Halloween, President Yoon Seok-yeol is inspecting the site in the Itaewon area of Yongsan-gu, Seoul, where a large-scale crush disaster occurred on the 30th./Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] President Yoon Suk-yeol emphasized on the 30th regarding the Itaewon Halloween crowd crush disaster, "Just as timely emergency treatment can save a patient's life, the outcome of accident management and response depends on how quickly the government deploys all its capabilities."

On the same day, President Yoon visited the Itaewon accident site, chaired the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters meeting at the Government Seoul Office, and continuously received reports from senior officials and Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters personnel at the Yongsan Presidential Office to monitor the situation, according to Deputy Spokesperson Lee Jae-myung of the Presidential Office.

President Yoon repeatedly stressed the swift deployment of all government capabilities, saying, "We must remember that we are public officials who bear unlimited responsibility for the safety of each and every citizen, and I urge you to carefully attend to the bereaved families of the deceased and the injured."

That afternoon, President Yoon declared Yongsan-gu, Seoul, a special disaster zone to facilitate the prompt recovery from the Itaewon accident.

"Declaring a special disaster zone less than a day after the accident occurred is a measure reflecting the highest priority of state affairs placed on the Itaewon accident recovery and follow-up actions, as stated in President Yoon's statement released this morning," explained Deputy Spokesperson Lee.

Following deliberation by the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, the government will provide necessary financial support for those affected by the accident, including medical expenses for the injured and funeral costs for the deceased. This support will be applied equally to all, regardless of whether they are residents of Yongsan-gu.

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