Yoon: "Stay Alert Until the End of Jangma... Fully Prepared for Heavy Rain Response"

President Yoon Suk-yeol is delivering a commemorative speech at the '1st Day of North Korean Defectors Commemoration Ceremony' held at the Blue House State Guesthouse on the 14th. [Image source=Yonhap News]

President Yoon Suk-yeol emphasized on the 15th that vigilance must not be relaxed until the monsoon season completely ends, urging his aides to "thoroughly prepare for heavy rain response, including inspection of embankments and drainage facilities."

According to Lee Do-woon, the presidential office's chief spokesperson, President Yoon made this remark during the morning senior secretaries meeting after receiving a report that heavy rain is expected again this week due to the influence of the monsoon front.

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the stationary front (monsoon front) is expected to remain over the central and southern regions until the 24th of this month, with monsoon rains continuing for at least the next ten days.

On the day of Chobok (the first of the three hottest days), monsoon rains are expected mainly in the southern regions and Jeju Island, while the Seoul metropolitan area including Seoul, Gangwon, and parts of Chungcheong will experience sweltering heat, followed by more monsoon rains from the 16th to the 18th.

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