The government expected that the 8th typhoon'Bobby' in North Korea would have a direct impact on Korea, and today (24th), the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (Company) was launched to respond.
The Ministry of Public Administration and Security announced that it will raise the level of crisis warning from'interest' to'caution' by holding an emergency countermeasure meeting presided over by Minister of Public Administration and Security Jin Young at 2 pm this afternoon, and to operate the first phase of the critical script.
In today's meeting, we shared the expected course of the typhoon North, and the extent of its impact, and discussed countermeasures to minimize damage.
In particular, in preparation for strong winds, the government has strengthened the safety management of fisheries and port facilities and the management of falling objects, and organized and operated an emergency recovery team in preparation for a power outage to maintain damage prevention measures and an emergency recovery support system.
In addition, preliminary inspections have been made to prevent repeated damage in areas affected by the last torrential rain and ordered to strengthen quarantine in order to prevent the spread of Corona 19 in residential and evacuation facilities for victims.
According to the typhoon situation, the government is planning to issue an on-site situation manager to support the local government's on-site response and issuing a step-by-step increase in emergency work.
According to the Meteorological Administration, Typhoon Barbie is expected to land in Hwanghae-do on the 27th and pass inland after moving north to the south sea of Jeju Island on the 25th, passing west of Jeju Island on the 26th, and moving to the west sea.
The closest point to Jeju Island is on the afternoon of the 26th, and the closest time to Seoul is on the morning of the 27th.
Accordingly, the whole country will be directly affected by the typhoon starting from Jeju Island tomorrow night and until the 27th.
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Typhoon'Bobby' crisis warning'interest' →'attention' Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters Operation
2020-08-24T08:31:17.276Z
The government anticipated that the 8th typhoon'Bobby' in North Korea would have a direct impact on Korea, and started today to respond. The Ministry of Public Administration and Security announced that it will raise the level of crisis warning from'interest' to'caution' by holding an emergency countermeasure meeting presided over by Minister of Public Administration and Security Jin Young at 2 pm this afternoon, and to operate the first phase of the critical script.
Source: sbskr