President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee are greeting as they board Air Force One, their private plane, at Dulles International Airport near Washington DC, USA, on the 11th (local time) after attending the 75th NATO Summit. <br>[Image source=Yonhap News]

President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee are greeting as they board Air Force One, their private plane, at Dulles International Airport near Washington DC, USA, on the 11th (local time) after attending the 75th NATO Summit.
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President Yoon Suk-yeol instructed on the 12th to consider declaring special disaster zones for areas severely affected by heavy rain.


The Blue House stated that President Yoon gave this instruction on his way back to Korea after completing his visit to the United States to attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit.


President Yoon urged thorough preparedness measures in advance, as additional heavy rain is expected from next week.



The day before, President Yoon had also directed government ministries to make an all-out effort for emergency restoration and prompt, substantial support for the affected areas due to the heavy rain.


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