Gyeonggi Province Issues 'Emergency Response Level 1' at 6 a.m. on August 13 in Preparation for Heavy Rain

Gyeonggi Province issued Emergency Response Level 1 of the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters at 6:00 a.m. on August 13, in anticipation of heavy rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds expected to affect the entire province from the morning of August 13 through the afternoon of August 14.

Kim Dong-yeon, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, previously gave a special directive, stating, "The period of concentrated rainfall is expected from the evening of August 13 to the morning of August 14, which raises concerns about potential damage," and instructed officials to "respond to the disaster with a principle of over-preparedness."

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

In an official document on August 12, Governor Kim called for: ▲ securing on-site response capabilities through proactive situation assessment meetings led by deputy heads of local governments and strengthening support systems for towns, townships, and neighborhoods; ▲ conducting maintenance, monitoring, and inspections to prevent secondary damage in areas affected by heavy rain in July; ▲ ensuring the safety of vacationers during the holiday season by utilizing emergency disaster text alerts, village broadcasts, and disaster early warning systems; ▲ making welfare calls and issuing pre-evacuation advisories before sunset to priority evacuation groups such as residents in semi-basement homes and landslide-prone areas; and ▲ having four designated personnel conduct phone checks and implement preemptive controls to prevent flooding in underpasses before dangerous situations occur.

Under Emergency Response Level 1, the head of the Natural Disaster Response Team serves as the chief of situation management, with a total of 35 personnel on duty, including 23 civil servants from departments related to storm and flood response-such as the Forest and Greenery Division, Road Safety Division, and River Division-and 12 staff members from key departmental situation rooms. They monitor heavy rain conditions and any resulting damage in each city and county, and provide on-site support as needed.

A Gyeonggi Province official stated, "We ask that residents using campsites, camping grounds, and valleys evacuate preemptively from high-risk areas when weather advisories are issued, and that everyone promptly move to a safe place in the event of heavy rain. We urge your active cooperation with pre-evacuation requests and on-site controls."

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