Kim Jong-wook, Head of the Coast Guard, Orders "Full Effort in Safety Management for Heavy Rain"

Amid nationwide heavy rains causing continuous casualties, Kim Jong-wook, Commissioner of the Korea Coast Guard, instructed commanders on the 16th to fully focus on coastal safety management.

Commissioner Kim conveyed to all Coast Guard stations nationwide to prepare for situations where vessels docked at ports and harbors where river and seawater flow in might sink or be washed away, and to restrict access to coastal danger zones such as rocky shores.

He also urged maintaining a state of readiness to respond quickly in case of emergency dispatch situations.

The Coast Guard plans to cooperate with local governments in areas where human and property damage has occurred to identify coastal flood-affected areas and actively support manpower and equipment for rapid recovery.

A Coast Guard official requested, "Do not approach coasts with surge waves during the heavy rain period, and actively comply with the control of Coast Guard officers."

Kim Jong-wook, Commissioner of the Korea Coast Guard, held a situation briefing on heavy rainfall on the 16th and instructed commanders to fully focus on safety management along the coast.
[Photo by Korea Coast Guard]

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