In relation to the typhoon Hinnamno, which is passing through the Korean Peninsula at dawn on the 6th, President Yoon Seok-yeol asked, "Please do not let go of tension until the typhoon has completely passed."
President Yoon said, "As it overlaps with the high tide of the southern coast right now, please pay special attention to the safety of residents due to tsunami or flooding."
President Yoon worked all night in Yongsan's presidential office without returning home last night.
He often presided over meetings, going back and forth between the Oval Office and the National Crisis Management Center, an underground bunker.
A meeting was held last night at 9:30 p.m. in the office, and at 11:40 p.m., the crisis management center watched the situation of the typhoon landing through the local CCTV video in Jeju and received a video report from Yoo Hee-dong, the head of the Korea Meteorological Administration.
When the head of the Korea Meteorological Administration said, "The biggest turning point is until the morning of the 6th," President Yoon ordered, "Share the emergency situation in real time with local governments and related organizations such as the fire department."
President Yoon also told the Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min, "I know that 24 police mobile units are conducting preliminary patrols." different," he ordered.
President Yoon, who had been waiting all night in the Oval Office, visited the crisis management center again at 5 a.m. today and checked the progress of Hin Nam-no for 30 minutes.
President Yoon received a report that the size, path, and intensity of Hinnamno was similar to that of Typhoon Maemi landing in 2003, and confirmed the coastal conditions in Tongyeong, Changwon, and Busan in Gyeongsangnam-do through real-time video.
President Yoon received repeated reports from the Minister of Public Administration and Security and the head of the Korea Meteorological Administration at the Crisis Management Center at 7:25 am today, according to Kim Eun-hye, senior public relations chief, through a briefing at the Yongsan Presidential Office.
At this meeting, President Yoon urged, "If even one resident is judged to be in danger, please take a step ahead and act quickly."
In particular, regarding the evacuation of the elderly in areas where there is a risk of landslides, he instructed, "Evacuation may not be smooth, so please be prepared enough so that rescue personnel can come directly."
Chief Kim explained that 7 rapid response units and 15 search and rescue units are currently active in the military, and among them, the marines organized as a rapid response unit were dispatched to the Pohang area to save residents.
He also emphasized, "Although Hin Nam-ro escaped to the East Sea, it is still too early to be relieved."
(Photo = provided by the presidential office, Yonhap News)