Sejong City Activates Heatwave Measures... "Focused Management on Vulnerable Groups"

All departments in Sejong City will implement heatwave countermeasures by sector.

According to Sejong City on the 1st, a heatwave exceeding 35 degrees Celsius has continued for seven consecutive days since the 26th of last month, resulting in 11 cases of heat-related illnesses.

In response, Sejong City held an emergency inspection meeting chaired by Mayor Choi Min-ho on the 1st, where all departments within the city hall agreed to participate in sector-specific heatwave countermeasures.

The sector-specific heatwave measures will primarily focus on establishing an emergency response system for summer heatwaves and intensively managing three vulnerable groups: elderly living alone, homeless people, and elderly agricultural workers.

Additionally, protection measures for outdoor workers such as construction site workers, industrial and public job workers, and field workers will be implemented alongside heatwave damage prevention projects including the operation of water spraying trucks and cooling shelters.

Prior to the emergency inspection meeting, on the 31st of last month, Vice Mayor Ko Gi-dong chaired a meeting to review the progress of sector-specific heatwave countermeasures.

At the review meeting, a special heatwave task force (TF) was formed within the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters to focus on ▲ heatwave situation management ▲ health management of vulnerable groups ▲ prevention of heat-related illnesses and focused management of heatwave responses for vulnerable groups, farmers, and on-site workers.

Meanwhile, on the 21st of last month, Sejong City provided a total of 291.45 million KRW in special cooling expenses to 5,617 vulnerable households and 37 social welfare facilities.

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