Prime Minister Han Seung-soo has called for proactive measures in response to forecasts of heavy rain in the southern coastal region.
According to the Prime Minister's Office, Han instructed officials on the 15th to ensure thorough preparations for monitoring, control, and evacuation, considering that rainfall is expected to be concentrated during vulnerable nighttime hours over the holiday period.
He emphasized the need to ensure the safety of visitors to campgrounds and residents, urging thorough pre-checks and monitoring of landslide-prone areas, underpasses, and low-lying homes.
Han also advised the swift dissemination of evacuation information using available resources such as village broadcasts and sirens, and he stressed the importance of managing safety along coastlines and adjacent low-lying areas, taking into account rising sea levels.
He urged related agencies to maintain a state of emergency readiness and to share information effectively while ensuring the safety of on-site response personnel.
The Korea Meteorological Administration has forecasted rainfall from the 15th to the 17th, estimating 20 to 60 mm in Daejeon, Sejong, Chungnam, and Chungbuk (with some areas in Daejeon and southeastern Chungnam expected to exceed 80 mm), 50 to 100 mm in Gwangju and Jeonnam (with eastern Jeonnam coastal areas expected to exceed 200 mm and western Jeonnam coastal areas and Jirisan region expected to exceed 150 mm), 30 to 80 mm in Jeonbuk, and 100 to 200 mm in western Gyeongnam coastal areas and near Jirisan (with some areas exceeding 250 mm).
In Busan, Ulsan, central Gyeongnam coastal areas, and inland Gyeongnam (excluding areas near Jirisan), rainfall is expected to be between 50 to 150 mm (with some areas in Busan and central Gyeongnam expected to exceed 200 mm), 50 to 100 mm in Daegu and Gyeongbuk (with some areas exceeding 120 mm), and 50 to 100 mm in Jeju (with mountainous areas expected to exceed 200 mm and mid-mountain areas exceeding 120 mm).
* This article has been translated by AI.
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