Gyeonggi-do Urges 31 Cities and Counties to Take Proactive Measures Against Heatwaves

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

In response to the first heatwave advisory issued this year, Gyeonggi Province urged each city and county within the province on the 11th to take proactive measures to protect vulnerable groups from the heatwave.

On the same day, Gyeonggi Province urgently disseminated an official document containing these instructions from the Administrative Deputy Governor of Gyeonggi Province to each city and county.

Through the official document, Oh Byeong-kwon, the Administrative Deputy Governor of Gyeonggi Province, stated, "This year, the onset of heatwaves is forecasted to occur earlier than usual, and the number of heatwave days is expected to increase. We ask that each city and county activate their emergency response systems, review preventive measures for vulnerable sectors, and respond proactively to ensure the safety of residents."

He added that through life support workers and visiting health care personnel, efforts should be strengthened to check on the well-being of vulnerable individuals such as elderly living alone and persons with severe disabilities. During heatwave advisories, recommendations should be made to refrain from work for small-scale outdoor construction workers and elderly farmers who are directly exposed to the heat, and promotional activities should be intensified.

Additionally, the province instructed to actively open cooling shelters, promptly install heat reduction facilities such as shade structures, and promote heatwave action guidelines through various communication channels.

On the same day, Gyeonggi Province formed a joint heatwave situation management task force consisting of six teams and 12 departments, including a situation control team, welfare response team, and rescue and emergency medical team, and began proactive situation management in cooperation with cities and counties.

Gyeonggi Province has designated the heatwave response period from May 20 to September 30, during which it is implementing preventive measures such as checking on the well-being and providing preventive supplies to approximately 210,000 households including elderly living alone and persons with severe disabilities, operating 8,288 cooling shelters, and managing a total of 13,420 heat reduction facilities such as shade structures.

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