CDSCH "Maintain Highest Level of Readiness" at Heatwave Response Inspection Meeting

The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (CDSCH) announced that it held a meeting to inspect the progress of heatwave responses, presided over by Deputy Chief Kim Kwang-yong (head of the Disaster and Safety Management Headquarters at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety).

The CDSCH instructed relevant ministries and local governments to repeatedly inform the public about heatwave conditions and behavioral guidelines, and to strengthen monitoring activities for vulnerable groups such as elderly people living alone, residents of jjimjilbang-style rooming houses (jjokbangchon), and the homeless.

It also urged authorities to thoroughly inspect the operation status of cooling shelters, and to manage and supervise outdoor workplaces to ensure sufficient rest times are guaranteed and that farmers refrain from excessive outdoor activities.

In addition, the headquarters called for the distribution of preventive supplies to livestock and aquaculture facilities to prevent heatwave damage and respond to high water temperatures, as well as strengthened safety inspections to prevent facility damage such as road buckling and railroad track deformation caused by prolonged heatwaves.

Deputy Chief Kim emphasized, "Heatwave advisories and warnings have been issued in most parts of the country, and the heatwave situation is forecast to persist for a long time. Do not let your guard down and maintain the highest level of readiness to reduce even a single casualty."

Previously, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety raised the heatwave disaster crisis alert to the "serious" stage on July 27 and activated the Stage 1 heatwave CDSCH.

On the afternoon of the 2nd, the day before yesterday, the CDSCH was raised to Stage 2.

With the North Pacific high and the Tibetan high double-covering South Korea, heatwaves and tropical nights are expected to continue for the time being.

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