Seongdong-gu Launches 24-Hour Heat Relief Centers Immediately

Seongdong-gu Implements Comprehensive Measures to Prepare for Heatwave... 24-Hour Cooling Centers Fully Operational

Two New 24-Hour Cooling Centers Opened and Heatwave Safety Accommodations Expanded to Six Using Private Lodging Facilities

120 Smart Cooling Chairs Installed at Bus Stops and Spring Water Warehouses Expanded... Welfare Check Services for Vulnerable Groups Also Conducted

Seongdong Chaekmaru Operating as a 24-Hour Heat Relief Shelter

Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jung Won-oh) is launching comprehensive heatwave countermeasures ahead of the intense heat, including newly operating 24-hour cooling centers and expanding safety accommodations.

First, two new 24-hour cooling centers will be operated this year. Until the end of September, the Seongdong Chaekmaru space on the first floor of the district office will operate 24 hours during heatwave warnings. If the capacity is exceeded, the third-floor auditorium will also be opened additionally.

Additionally, the number of heatwave safety accommodations using private lodging facilities will be expanded from four to six this year. In particular, safety accommodations will be newly secured in densely populated residential areas such as Majang-dong and Songjeong-dong to provide vulnerable groups with a comfortable resting place even during tropical nights.

The heatwave safety accommodations will operate for two months, July and August. They can be used from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. the next day during heatwave warnings, and those interested can call their local community service center.

Along with 164 senior centers, 17 community service centers, and seven elderly welfare facilities, Seongdong-type smart shelters will also operate as cooling centers. The district utilizes 52 smart shelters installed at roadside bus stops, remotely controlling internal temperatures and monitoring in real-time via CCTV. Furthermore, 120 benches at bus stops where installing smart shelters is difficult will be newly equipped with 'smart cooling chairs' that automatically operate according to external temperature.

Convenience facilities to escape the heat in daily life are also operated. A total of 154 'heatwave shade shelters' have been installed at crosswalks and roadside locations, and starting mid-July, the number of Seongdong spring water warehouses, which are replenished daily with bottled water, will be expanded to 11 locations.

Having prepared the '2023 Heatwave Comprehensive Measures' earlier, the district operates a comprehensive heatwave support situation room to continuously promote heatwave preparedness guidelines to residents through various media and conduct preventive education. Additionally, 1,115 disaster helpers composed of public officials, community leaders, and voluntary disaster prevention groups will provide welfare check services via phone calls or visits to vulnerable groups such as the elderly and disabled.

Smart Shelter

Jung Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, said, “This summer is expected to have higher temperatures than usual, so we have prepared various heatwave countermeasures such as 24-hour cooling centers to prevent any harm to residents. We will carefully monitor to ensure that citizens can spend the hot summer healthily.”

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