Guri City Mobilizes All Snow Removal Personnel and Equipment for First Snow of the New Year

City Officials Work Hard to Alleviate Citizen Inconvenience and Prevent Safety Accidents on Holidays

The city of Guri, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Baek Kyung-hyun) issued an emergency duty order from the morning of the 5th to respond to the heavy snowfall that began early that day. They mobilized 17 snow removal vehicles, 2 heavy equipment units, and about 270 public officials to focus all efforts on snow removal operations on main roads, slopes, and side streets.

Guri City (Mayor Baek Kyung-hyun) has issued an emergency duty order from the morning of the 5th to respond to the heavy snowfall that began early that day, conducting snow removal operations. Photo by Guri City

As the snow gradually increased from dawn, causing anticipated inconvenience to citizens, Guri City immediately issued an emergency duty order and deployed city employees to each neighborhood site. They meticulously cleared snow not only from roads but also from sidewalks and side streets to ensure citizen safety.

In particular, they concentrated snow removal efforts on public facilities such as bus stops, crosswalks, parks, and riverside areas. Working through the holiday without rest, they sweated to alleviate pedestrian inconvenience and prevent safety accidents such as slips on icy roads for citizens using public facilities.

Mayor Baek Kyung-hyun of Guri said, “Although the sudden heavy snowfall raised concerns about safety accidents and citizen inconvenience, thanks to the dedicated snow removal work of city employees, we were able to spend the holiday safely without any accidents. While there is excitement about the first snow of the year, we cannot afford any negligence in preparing for disasters that come without warning. Therefore, we will maintain a 24-hour monitoring system and do our best to minimize citizen inconvenience and maintain safe public facilities and road environments through prompt snow removal operations.”

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