Gyeonggi-do Activates Emergency Level 1 from 1 PM on the 3rd Due to Cold Wave Warning Expansion

Gyeonggi Province expanded the cold wave warning to the entire province on the morning of the 3rd, and accordingly activated Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters Level 1 at 1 PM that day.

The Korea Meteorological Administration earlier forecasted that starting from 9 PM on the night of Ipchun (the beginning of spring), the cold wave warning would be expanded to 31 cities and counties, and from the 4th, morning temperatures in all cities and counties within the province would drop below minus 10 degrees Celsius (below minus 15 degrees Celsius in northern and eastern Gyeonggi).

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

In response to this cold wave forecast, Gyeonggi Province activated Emergency Level 1 and conveyed the urgent instructions from Kim Seong-jung, the First Deputy Governor of the province, to each city and county. Emergency Level 1 involves six teams and 13 departments, including welfare and water supply sectors, working together with cities and counties to check daily prevention activity performance and prepare for the cold wave.

In his urgent instructions, Deputy Governor Kim Seong-jung requested ▲strengthening response led by vice heads of local governments through on-site inspections and monitoring of vulnerable groups’ damage ▲mobilizing all available personnel such as life support workers, local autonomous disaster prevention groups, and community leaders to protect vulnerable populations ▲preparing in advance for damage to crops and livestock due to cold damage ▲urging restraint from outdoor activities using all available media such as emergency disaster texts and village broadcasts.

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