Police "All-Out Effort Against Heavy Rain"... 6,600 Deployed for Traffic Control and Missing Person Search

Director Yoon Hee-geun Hosts Executive Video Conference

On the 15th at 2 p.m., the National Police Agency held a nationwide police leadership video conference at the police headquarters in Migeun-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, chaired by Commissioner Yoon Hee-geun, to fully respond to the heavy rain.

Commissioner Yoon Hee-geun of the National Police Agency presided over a nationwide police leadership video conference on the 15th and ordered a full-scale response to the heavy rain.
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At the meeting attended by police chiefs of provincial police agencies and police station chiefs nationwide, Commissioner Yoon emphasized that due to casualties caused by the heavy rain, it is considered a "national emergency situation," urging 24-hour patrols to proactively share risk situations and immediately evacuate people if danger is anticipated.

The police will deploy 6,687 officers for traffic control at 180 locations nationwide, preventive patrols at 1,324 dangerous areas, and search operations at 11 missing persons sites. In addition, 50 police units, 15 police special forces, and 19 police helicopters will be on standby to be deployed for disaster response using all available police personnel nationwide.

Commissioner Yoon instructed, "If flooding of roads or landslides are expected due to the heavy rain, broadly control traffic and, if necessary, immediately evacuate residents to prevent casualties, and provide full and active support for rescue activities by local governments or fire departments."

He also urged, "Mobilize as many personnel and equipment as possible through emergency duty orders and respond proactively and preemptively to ensure that no casualties occur after this time."

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