Yeoju City in Gyeonggi Province was selected as the 'Best Institution' in the 2024 Comprehensive Heatwave Response Evaluation (hosted by Gyeonggi Province).

Yeoju City was selected as the 'Best Institution' in the 2024 Comprehensive Heatwave Response Evaluation (hosted by Gyeonggi Province). Photo by Yeoju City

Yeoju City was selected as the 'Best Institution' in the 2024 Comprehensive Heatwave Response Evaluation (hosted by Gyeonggi Province). Photo by Yeoju City

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Accordingly, the city secured 150 million KRW in provincial funds and plans to expand projects related to disaster prevention such as heatwaves.


The summer of 2024 recorded an unprecedented number of heatwave days (65 days in Yeoju City), causing massive damage nationwide.


The city minimized damage through active heatwave response policies, including operating 336 cooling shelters, supporting cooling costs, installing shade shelters, and protecting vulnerable groups, which earned high scores in the comprehensive evaluation.


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The Mayor of Yeoju said, “I am grateful to the public officials who worked tirelessly to prevent damage from natural disasters during the summer,” adding, “Although various types of natural disasters are occurring due to recent unpredictable and rapid climate changes, we will do our best to ensure that Yeoju citizens can live safely.”


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