Incheon Yeonpyeongdo and Baengnyeongdo Residents Evacuated... Township Office: "Evacuation Due to North Korean Provocation"

Due to North Korea's coastal artillery fire, evacuation orders were issued for residents on Baengnyeongdo and Yeonpyeongdo, the northernmost islands in the West Sea.

According to Ongjin County in Incheon on the 5th, the Yeonpyeong-myeon Office issued evacuation orders twice to Yeonpyeongdo residents at 12:02 PM and 12:30 PM that day. The Yeonpyeong-myeon Office broadcast the evacuation orders following a request from the military unit and guided residents to evacuate.

An official from the Yeonpyeong-myeon Office stated, "Due to a situation related to North Korean provocations, we received a military unit's notification that there would be maritime strikes near Yeonpyeongdo, so we issued evacuation broadcasts," adding, "There have been no casualties among residents."

At around the same time, the Baengnyeong-myeon Office also broadcast an evacuation order requesting residents to move to shelters, following a military unit's request.

Meanwhile, the passenger ship Korea Princess, which was scheduled to depart from Incheon to Yeonpyeongdo at 1 PM that day, was also restricted due to the situation related to North Korea.

North Korea Galdo viewed from Manghyang Observatory, Daeyeonpyeongdo, Ongjin-gun, Incheon. 2023.11.30 [Image source=Yonhap News]

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