Oh Byung-kwon, Gyeonggi-do Administrative Deputy Governor, On-site Inspection of Heatwave Response in Hwaseong City

Oh Byung-kwon, the First Deputy Governor of Gyeonggi Province, is visiting the heatwave response site in Hwaseong City on the 5th and greeting the residents.

On the 5th, Oh Byeong-kwon, the First Deputy Governor of Gyeonggi Province, visited the Hwaseong City Hall Disaster Situation Room, construction sites, and heatwave shelters consecutively to inspect the weekend heatwave response situation.

Deputy Governor Oh first visited the Hwaseong City Hall Heatwave Countermeasure Disaster Situation Room to check the response status and then urged, "Following the heavy rain, the heatwave has immediately followed, causing continuous emergency duty. Although this is challenging, please do not let your guard down and respond quickly and thoroughly to minimize casualties for the safety of citizens."

He then visited the apartment construction site in Bongdam-eup, Hwaseong City, and the Namjeon 2-ri Senior Center in Bibong-myeon, Hwaseong City, to inspect the facilities and operation status for preventing heat-related illnesses among vulnerable groups.

At the site, Deputy Governor Oh stated, "Since construction sites are concentrated in Gyeonggi Province, and the incidence rate of heat-related illnesses among site workers accounts for 36% of all heat illness cases, prevention measures are crucial. Please pay attention to creating a healthy working environment and ensuring that rest times are observed."

After inspecting the operation status of air conditioners at the senior center, he added, "Please actively guide people to refrain from outdoor activities such as farming during the heatwave and to spend the summer healthily at heatwave shelters."

Considering the difficulties in operating senior center shelters due to the increase in electricity rates, Gyeonggi Province has proactively provided 125,000 KRW per month per senior center for cooling costs fully covered by provincial funds since early August.

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