"Road Control and Ship Avoidance" Daejeon and Chungnam on Emergency Duty Posture Amid Typhoon Approaching

Daejeon City and Chungnam Province have entered emergency duty mode in response to the northward approach of Typhoon 'Khanun.' Currently, a typhoon advisory has been issued for the Chungcheong region.

On the morning of the 10th, an official from the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters is checking the typhoon's path in the situation room inside the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jo Yongjun jun21@

On the 10th, Daejeon City entered emergency duty level 3 starting at 9 a.m. following the issuance of a typhoon warning, with the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters at the center, monitoring the typhoon situation in real time.

So far, no casualties or property damage have been reported in Daejeon. However, Daejeon City and Daedeok District evacuated 12 residents (6 households) from an apartment in Daedeok District where there is a possibility of retaining wall collapse, relocating them to nearby lodging facilities.

Additionally, access is being restricted to the underpass road section between Munchanggyo and Bomungyo Bridges, walking paths and riverside parking lots along major local rivers such as Gapcheon, Yudeungcheon, and Daejeoncheon, as well as forest trails like the Daejeon Dulre Mountain Trail.

Chungnam Province is also maintaining an emergency duty system in preparation for the typhoon's approach. Currently, Chungnam is restricting access to roads, riverside areas, and walking paths within the province where typhoon damage is anticipated, with 815 public officials from the provincial and city/county governments participating in emergency duty.

Surveillance activities have been intensified in areas vulnerable to landslides, reservoirs, and steep slopes where there is concern for human casualties.

Furthermore, to prevent damage to vessels from the typhoon, Chungnam Province has sequentially moved large ships docked at Boryeong Port and Taean Port to safe locations starting from the morning of the 9th. The vessels will remain in the open sea of the West Sea until midnight on the 10th, undergoing safety management including checks on the main engines and generators.

According to Chungnam Province, large ships are more difficult to secure than small vessels, and staying in the harbor could be more dangerous.

Meanwhile, the Korea Meteorological Administration forecasted that 100mm to 200mm of rain would fall in Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungnam from the 10th through the 11th.

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