Mayor Lee Gang-deok, "Will Quickly Implement Follow-up Measures After Typhoon, Including Coastal Waste Cleanup"

Beach Weekend Normal Opening Targeted with Full Effort on Environmental Cleanup, Accelerating Crop Damage Investigation

Mayor Lee: "We Will Respond Swiftly to Typhoon Damage Recovery to Minimize Inconvenience for Citizens and Tourists"

With all typhoon warnings lifted in Pohang City, Mayor Lee Kang-deok has urged rapid progress on follow-up measures for typhoon 'Khanun,' including environmental cleanup and damage surveys of affected farms.

Yeongildae Beach undergoing environmental maintenance.

On the afternoon of the 10th, when the typhoon had almost passed Pohang's area of influence, Mayor Lee visited the Disaster Safety Situation Room and requested thorough follow-up actions such as collecting coastal garbage and promptly conducting crop damage surveys to ensure that citizens and tourists experience no inconvenience during the upcoming weekend.

Accordingly, Pohang City began deploying manpower and equipment from the afternoon of the 10th to clean up coastal waste, aiming for the normal opening of six designated beaches over the weekend.

At Dogu Beach, about 150 personnel including Sea Environment Keepers, public workers, Donghae Local Youth Association, and the 1st Marine Division, along with five pieces of equipment such as excavators, were mobilized to prioritize the removal of approximately 30 tons of marine debris. The beach was reopened normally on the 11th. Thanks to the swift response in Donghae-myeon, the clam digging event scheduled for the 13th at Dogu Beach is also expected to proceed without disruption.

At Chilpo Beach, more than 120 people from the Development Advisory Committee, Village Leaders' Council, Saemaul Association, Volunteer Fire Brigade, Autonomous Disaster Prevention Group, and Chilpo Prosperity Association, along with about 10 pieces of equipment including excavators, dump trucks, and cleaning vehicles, launched a large-scale environmental cleanup and plan to reopen normally from the 12th.

Yeongildae Beach, along with Guryongpo, Wolpo, and Hwajin Beaches, also began rapid cleanup simultaneously with the help of beach merchants' associations, volunteers, and military units, and all designated beaches are expected to open normally by the 12th.

At the non-designated Songdo Beach, nine excavators and eight 15-ton dump trucks are being used to collect marine debris washed ashore by the typhoon. The city also plans to swiftly clean non-designated and simple beaches such as Gangsa 1-ri and Odo Beach to make them available for use as soon as possible.

In addition, Pohang City has begun a full-scale damage survey of public and private facilities, including farms affected by apple fruit drop and other damage caused by the strong winds accompanying this typhoon.

The city plans to actively promote damage reporting for private facilities and make every effort to ensure no damage reports are missed by promptly receiving applications and conducting on-site investigations.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok expressed gratitude, saying, "Thanks to the joint efforts of public officials, self-governing organizations, private groups, and related agencies who worked hard during the typhoon period, we are accelerating the return to normal life." He added, "We will focus administrative power on swiftly completing restoration work and ensuring that no typhoon-related damage, including crop damage, is overlooked."

Typhoon No. 6 'Khanun' brought strong winds and heavy rain averaging 183.9 mm over two days on the 9th and 10th in the Pohang area, but thanks to proactive pre-disaster preparations in vulnerable areas, fortunately, there appears to be no significant damage.

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