Pohang Mayor Lee Kang-deok Orders "Thorough Preparation and Swift Response to Minimize Damage"

Presiding Over Expanded Executive Meeting: "Citizen Safety First, Full Preparation for Extreme Heavy Rain"

Thorough Analysis of Damage from Weather Anomalies and Rigorous Training for Extreme Heavy Rain Preparedness

All-Out Effort to Secure

Mayor Lee Gang-deok of Pohang presided over the expanded executive meeting held on the 18th, urging, “Prioritize citizen safety above all else and ensure thorough preparation and swift response in case of emergencies to minimize damage from extreme heavy rain.”

On the 18th, Mayor Lee Gang-deok of Pohang presided over an expanded executive meeting in the city hall's main conference room to discuss strategies for landslide response in preparation for heavy rain.

During the meeting, while discussing the ‘Extreme Heavy Rain Landslide Response Strategy,’ the types of damage and implications from landslides in the northern Gyeongbuk region caused by frequent localized heavy rains due to abnormal weather were shared. In addition, it was decided to strengthen cooperation between related departments and affiliated organizations to establish a response system including pre-evacuation and frequent inspections.

Furthermore, as typhoons and heavy rains increase annually, efforts will be made to fully prepare systematic disaster relief measures for evacuees to protect them and support their swift return to daily life. A comprehensive emergency safety plan will be activated to protect citizen safety through a thorough safety net against summer monsoons and heatwaves.

In particular, Mayor Lee instructed the preparation of practical and rapidly applicable evacuation manuals and systems for residents in low-lying flood-prone areas, along with conducting corresponding evacuation drills.

Alongside this, he called for the designation of a secondary battery specialized complex, the establishment of a research-centered medical school, and the focused promotion of the bio-health industry as mid- to long-term key policies for Pohang’s sustainable future development.

Mayor Lee Gang-deok emphasized, “I urge everyone to always prioritize citizen safety and to ensure a flawless disaster preparedness system through thorough prior preparation and swift response in emergencies to minimize damage.”

Since the heavy rain advisory was issued on the 15th, Pohang City has maintained an emergency step-by-step work system and is conducting continuous focused inspections of areas at risk of landslides due to ground weakening.

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