Seoul City Initiates Emergency Duty Amid Cold Wave Warning: "Minus 10 Degrees Celsius Tomorrow Morning"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it has activated the Comprehensive Support Situation Room and started emergency duty in response to the cold wave advisory that took effect at 9 p.m. on the 13th.

The cold wave advisory is issued when the morning low temperature is expected to remain below -12 degrees Celsius for two or more consecutive days, or when the temperature drops by more than 10 degrees compared to the previous day and is forecasted to be 3 degrees Celsius or lower. On the 14th, Seoul's morning temperature is forecasted to drop to -10 degrees Celsius.

The Seoul Cold Wave Comprehensive Support Situation Room will monitor weather conditions, damage occurrences, and the protection status of vulnerable groups and facilities, and manage response activities. They will check on elderly vulnerable groups every other day through phone calls and visits. Patrols in areas with a high concentration of homeless people will also be intensified. Citizens are advised via emergency disaster messages and social networking services (SNS) to take care of their health and be cautious of water meter freezing and other issues.

Choi Jin-seok, Director General of Safety at Seoul City, said, "The perceived temperature is expected to drop sharply to -15 degrees Celsius, bringing severe cold." He urged, "Please refrain from going out as much as possible, maintain warmth and health, and be cautious of water pipe freezing and fire prevention to avoid safety accidents."

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