Police Issue 'Gapho Emergency' in Areas Affected or at Risk of Heavy Rainfall

10 Mobile Units Deployed
Responsible for Preemptive Control and Patrol

Yoon Hee-geun, Commissioner of the National Police Agency, held a nationwide commanders' video conference on the 17th and issued a 'Gapho Emergency' to police stations in Chungbuk, Chungnam, Gyeongbuk, and Jeonbuk, which suffered heavy rain damage, as well as in the southern Gyeonggi and Jeju areas where heavy rain is expected.

When a Gapho Emergency is declared, police officers belonging to the relevant police stations must actively respond to emergency situations regardless of their function or jurisdiction.

Along with this, as the general strike rallies by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, which lasted from the 3rd to the 15th, came to an end, he ordered the deployment of about 600 police officers from 10 police units in the Seoul metropolitan area, including Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon, to the flood-affected areas of Chungbuk, Chungnam, Gyeongbuk, and Jeonbuk.

On the afternoon of the 16th, Yoon Hee-geun, Commissioner of the National Police Agency, visited Osong-eup in Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungbuk, and Yecheon-gun, Gyeongbuk, where deaths and missing persons occurred due to heavy rain damage. He urged, "Please devote all efforts to searching for and rescuing the missing persons, and carefully ensure that there is no negligence in supporting the bereaved families."
[Photo by National Police Agency]

In particular, he urged that personnel be assigned according to risk levels and patrols be strengthened in underground passages and low-lying roads where flooding is feared.

They are expected to engage in disaster response activities such as proactive traffic control and patrols of dangerous areas in each region.

The remaining 60 or so police units in the metropolitan area were instructed to maintain a readiness posture to respond to the heavy rain situation.

In addition, four senior police officers at the rank of Chief Superintendent from the National Police Agency were sent to Chungbuk, Chungnam, Gyeongbuk, and Jeonbuk to inspect the damage restoration status at the sites and support damage prevention activities.

Furthermore, 57 police officers at the rank of Superintendent from each city and provincial police agency were instructed to assist the heads of city and provincial governments in disaster management tasks, including cooperation with city and provincial autonomous police committees, disaster departments of city and provincial governments, and support for disaster-related departments.

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