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Then, we will connect Goesan County, North Chungcheong Province, where the earthquake occurred, and see what the situation is now



. Reporter Kim Soo-young, the residents must have been very surprised.

How are you now?



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Yes, I am in Goesan-gun, North Chungcheong Province, where the earthquake occurred.



After the earthquake, I also arrived here and looked around, but so far I haven't noticed any additional vibrations.



Residents who were harvesting from the paddy fields were maintaining a seemingly calm appearance, but as the possibility of several aftershocks was predicted, they could not slow down the tension.



[Park Young-soon / Resident of Goesan-gun, North Chungcheong Province: It's hard.

(Yeojin) If it was predicted in advance, we would go out early, but that's not the case.]



The village heads around the epicenter went around the village one by one to check the damage situation.



In addition, in case of an aftershock, information was broadcast to the residents and text messages were sent to guide them on how to act.



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Coincidentally, today (29th) Goesan-gun had an athletic meet?



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Yes, Goesan-gun canceled the sports event scheduled this morning after the earthquake and started emergency work.



They also conducted on-site inspections of major facilities such as dams and bridges with the fire department.



Currently, about 60 people are waiting at the government building here to prepare for the possibility of an aftershock.



Earlier, President Yoon Seok-yeol had instructed all relevant ministries to quickly determine whether damage was caused by the earthquake.



The Ministry of Public Administration and Security operates the first stage of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters from 8:30 am and is monitoring the situation with related organizations.



Chungcheongbuk-do also issued a 'Emergency Stage 1', convened 50 public officials to check the damage situation in the province, and dispatched a damage response support team to Goesan-gun, where the earthquake occurred.



(Video coverage: Han Il-sang, video editing: Jo Moo-hwan)