Daejeon City Holds 'Emergency Countermeasure Meeting' to Fully Prevent Heatwave Damage

Daejeon City held an emergency countermeasure meeting on the 7th to review the progress of measures to prevent heatwave damage by department.

Earlier, Daejeon City had prepared and implemented a comprehensive heatwave countermeasure plan for this summer in May. The implementation period for the comprehensive plan is from May 20 to September 30.

Daejeon City held an emergency meeting on the 7th to share the heatwave response status of each department and discuss measures to prevent heatwave damage. Provided by Daejeon City

The emergency meeting was convened to review the progress of heatwave damage prevention measures in light of the recent ongoing heatwave situation and to discuss ways to minimize casualties and property damage caused by the heatwave during the comprehensive plan period.

At the meeting, Daejeon City decided to expand the provision of cooling energy vouchers to reduce the electricity bill burden on low-income vulnerable groups due to the operation of cooling devices in the summer season.

In addition, the city will identify the status of elderly farmers aged 65 and over by local (dong) area, and when a heatwave warning is issued, community leaders and autonomous disaster prevention groups will closely manage the target individuals. For elderly vulnerable groups such as elderly living alone, living support workers will check their safety via phone calls or visits.

Furthermore, Daejeon City plans to strengthen the management of heat-relief shelters in cooperation with autonomous districts and expand the installation of heatwave mitigation facilities such as shade shelters.

Yang Seung-chan, Director of the Citizen Safety Office of Daejeon City, said, “We will mobilize all available personnel and resources to focus on minimizing heatwave damage.”

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