China News Network, May 5 Comprehensive Korean media reported that in the early morning of the 31st local time, Seoul citizens received an alarm reminder to prepare for evacuation, but soon after, the Ministry of Administration and Security corrected that the warning issued by Seoul City was a "false order", causing public dissatisfaction.
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"A warning alert was issued in the Seoul area at 6:32 today. Please prepare your citizens to take refuge and give priority to children and the elderly and infirm. Early that morning, Seoul citizens received this critical disaster notice, and sirens sounded on their mobile phones at the same time.
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At 7:3, Seoul citizens received another message: "The warning alert issued by Seoul Special City is a matter of mistake, and we hereby notify you." ”
The Ministry of Administration and Security clarified that the Seoul area is not within the scope of the alarm, and the text message issued by the Seoul Metropolitan Government to notify the critical disaster is a false positive. The Ministry of Security issued a text message at about 7:3 a.m. informing that the Seoul area had made a mistake in issuing early warning information.
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At around 7:26, the city of Seoul issued another notice saying, "As a result of the missile launch by North Korea, a critical disaster notice has been sent." It is hereby notified that the alert alert has been lifted throughout the city of Seoul. I hope that all citizens will return to their daily lives. ”
Due to the mistake of an emergency disaster text message from Seoul City, citizens who worked early in the morning experienced chaos and unease. According to the Hanzu Ilbo, Park Mou, a 31-year-old office worker, said: "I was still sleeping, and my parents said they were going to evacuate and hurriedly woke me up." What is the matter of issuing a false order? ”
Zhao, 29, who is also an office worker, said: "I don't even say where to hide or why, just let me dodge, it's ridiculous." Last time, I was angry that I gave a false order because of the earthquake. ”
In this regard, the Seoul Metropolitan Government explained: "The warning alarm is to tell that you should be prepared to evade, and if the next stage of the alarm is issued, a specific evasion introduction will be given." ”
Ministry of Security officials said local governments also have the right to issue text messages of critical disaster notices, but the text messages were false alarms by the city government.