Seung-ro Lee, Seongbuk-gu Mayor, Orders Full-Scale Response for Resident Safety

On the 10th, presided over an emergency disaster safety countermeasure meeting related to Typhoon 'Khanun' at Seongbuk-gu Office Future Planning Office

Checked the measures from the previous countermeasure meeting held on the 8th, completed surveillance and pre-inspection of vulnerable areas

Seung-ro Lee, Mayor of Seongbuk-gu: "Overreaction is necessary when it comes to safety"

Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Seung-ro Lee) held the 2nd Disaster Countermeasure Safety Headquarters meeting on the 10th in preparation for the northward approach of Typhoon No. 6 'Khanun', reconfirming the departmental responses to the first countermeasure meeting's inspection items and reviewing future plans, thereby entering a full-scale typhoon response system.

The meeting was attended by Seung-ro Lee, Mayor of Seongbuk-gu, along with 23 directors and heads of flood and wind-related departments.

Given that this typhoon is an unusual one passing through the Korean Peninsula, the top priority was set to zero human casualties. The meeting checked departmental typhoon preparedness, including ▲pre-inspection and control of disaster-vulnerable areas such as large-scale maintenance construction sites, steep slopes, and areas near rivers where human casualties are a concern ▲inspection of traffic safety facilities ▲comprehensive inspection of street trees and green zones ▲comprehensive inspection of outdoor advertisements.

Prior to this, on the 8th, a major functional department countermeasure meeting for Typhoon (Khanun) was held under the deputy mayor’s chairmanship, analyzing the typhoon forecast and specifying response plans for each department. Based on this, by the 9th, surveillance and inspections were completed for ▲vulnerable areas such as large-scale maintenance construction sites and river surroundings ▲maintenance of decayed and hollow street trees and hazardous trees ▲river control and resident evacuation system setup ▲inspection and maintenance of flood control facilities ▲additional installation of flood prevention facilities.

Seongbuk-gu activated an emergency response system, formed an emergency response team, established a 24-hour situation transmission system, and is mobilizing all available resources to respond immediately in case of damage.

Additionally, repeated broadcasts of typhoon precautionary announcements are being transmitted through apartment management offices, and for vulnerable groups in low-rise residential areas, the welfare network is fully mobilized to continuously monitor their safety.

Special attention was also given to the safety of Taiwanese youths who left early from the 2023 Saemangeum World Scout Jamboree. Under the principle of safety first, indoor programs such as movie viewing at Arirang Cine Center and traditional dance performances at Hansung University were held throughout the day.

Seung-ro Lee, Mayor of Seongbuk-gu, stated, “Protecting the lives and safety of residents is the most important. Until the typhoon completely passes the Korean Peninsula, all public officials of Seongbuk-gu will respond swiftly with residents’ safety as the top priority. We ask residents to refrain from going out and to stay in safe places.” He also added a request, saying, “Since the safety of the staff responsible for safety is also important, special caution is requested at the response sites.”

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