President Yoon Seok-yeol continued the emergency standby system at the presidential office in Yongsan today (6th) to respond to Typhoon Hin Nam-no.



He didn't go home last night and did a '24-hour wait'.



President Yoon, wearing a turquoise civil defense suit, checked the situation at the National Crisis Management Center at 7:25 pm after Hin Nam-no escaped to the sea off Ulsan at 7:10 am today, and breakfast with his staff at the cafeteria on the first basement floor at 7:55 am. I ate.



President Yoon then went up to the press room on the first floor to meet reporters.



As an unexpected visit, Kim Young-tae, director of public communication, was holding a regular, closed briefing with reporters at the time.



President Yoon asked, "You worked hard until late. Did you eat?" After asking, "The center of the typhoon is heading towards Ulleungdo and Dokdo right now, but safety measures are still in a state of not being able to relax. emphasized.



He continued, "The most important thing is to evacuate residents, but if it is not done in a timely manner in advance, collective casualties can occur," he said. The most important situation was avoided because the residents cooperated well,” he said.



President Yoon said, "Last month's torrential rain was actually unpredictable. Until I got home from work, it hardly rained in Gangbuk, Seoul, and it was intensively in several areas of Gangnam, up to 140 mm per hour per hour, which was unpredictable," said President Yoon. Namno) is known for its power as the greatest typhoon ever, and they say it is a monster typhoon."



He continued, "The guerrilla-style torrential rain that falls in a specific area is a problem caused by our lack of disaster response infrastructure. said.



When asked if he would go to the site of the damage, he said, "Seriously, I think that the Prime Minister and the Minister of the Interior and Safety will have to visit the site, but I will take care of the situation first."



He also mentioned that there was a big fire at the POSCO Pohang Works in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, and said, "Industrial facilities must be well taken care of."



When asked about 'the first 24 hours of waiting', President Yoon smiled, "Where are your impressions?" Then he said, "It's an important situation, so I have to go and take care of it again." Then he left.


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Meanwhile, Kim Eun-hye, senior public relations chief, said at a later briefing, "The president's on-site visit will be judged in a way that is helpful to the residents through the president's faster guidance and instruction system as long as it does not impede damage recovery and support."



She continued that the postponement of the cabinet meeting scheduled for today was inevitable, she said.



Regarding the fire at the Pohang Works, he said, "The reason why President Yoon was in the middle of a question and answer session with reporters was because such an accident was received." said.



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