Typhoon 'Khanun' Preparedness: Korea Forest Service Conducts Safety Inspections in Landslide-Prone Areas

The Korea Forest Service will conduct focused inspections on landslide-prone areas and forest fire damage sites. Additionally, it will maintain a safety management system until the typhoon is out of the affected zone.

Nam Seong-hyun, the Commissioner of the Korea Forest Service, is holding an emergency meeting on the 7th at the Government Daejeon Complex to check the response status to the 'typhoon' in the forestry sector. Photo by Korea Forest Service

On the 7th, the Korea Forest Service held an emergency meeting chaired by the Commissioner in response to the northward approach of Typhoon 'Khanun.'

At the meeting, Commissioner Nam Seong-hyeon instructed all affiliated organizations nationwide, public institutions, and related associations to promptly inspect areas at risk of landslides, forest fire damage sites, and forest project sites.

He also ordered the formation of a joint inspection team to check typhoon preparedness, inspect drainage conditions in valleys to prepare for additional damage caused by the typhoon, and to implement urgent measures such as drainage maintenance.

Commissioner Nam Seong-hyeon stated, “During typhoons and heavy rain situations, the risk of landslide damage increases in landslide-prone areas and forest fire damage sites. The Korea Forest Service will provide advance guidance to refrain from visiting multi-use facilities such as forest trails and natural recreation forests, and to cancel reservations before the typhoon arrives. It will also proactively consider suspending forest projects to prevent worker safety accidents.”

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