As the Ministry of Public Administration and Security is forecasting heavy rain across the country today (21st), as of 8:30 a.m. today, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security has upgraded the heavy rain crisis warning from 'interest' to 'caution' and the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters for Heavy Rain. He said that the first stage of the emergency had been activated.



The crisis alert level goes up in the order of interest-caution-vigilance-serious, and the emergency response level of the major script goes up in the order of 1 to 3.



According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the rain that started this morning in Jeju Island and the southern coast is expected to spread nationwide from the daytime and fall very strongly at 30-50 mm per hour and 120-400 mm in many places.



Accordingly, the central government requested the relevant ministries and local governments to thoroughly manage the situation, such as maintaining an emergency readiness posture in preparation for a sudden heavy rain warning, and immediately operating the regional disaster and safety countermeasure headquarters to respond when the special warning takes effect.



In mountainous valleys, campsites, hiking trails, hiking trails, fishing grounds, underpasses, parking lots, and riverside trails, we actively conduct preliminary surveillance and access control, and have residents in areas prone to landslides temporarily evacuate to a safe area.



In addition, he emphasized that all safety measures should be taken, such as checking emergency generators in preparation for power outages, and tying outdoor temporary objects to prevent damage to quarantine facilities such as the Corona 19 vaccination center and temporary screening test station.



Jeon Hae-cheol, the head of the company's headquarters, said, "As the torrential rain is expected to continue until next week, the public should watch the weather forecast and learn how to act, taking the lead in protecting themselves and those around them."