Gyeonggi Province Declares Emergency Level 2 Heavy Rain Response from Noon on the 13th

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Kim Gap-dong] Gyeonggi Province declared emergency level 2 of its disaster and safety countermeasure headquarters from noon on the 13th to strengthen heavy rain response.

This comes following the issuance of heavy rain warnings for 9 municipalities and counties and heavy rain advisories for 12 municipalities and counties in Gyeonggi Province at 11:40 a.m.

As of noon, heavy downpours are occurring centered in northern Gyeonggi, with Gimpo recording 213mm and Goyang 206mm.

Under emergency level 2, 40 personnel will respond to the disaster with the head of Gyeonggi Province's natural disaster division serving as overall situation management director.

Gyeonggi Province has been implementing heavy rain countermeasures since 4:30 a.m. with emergency level 1 declared. Governor Kim Dong-yeon visited the Disaster and Safety Situation Center at 9:30 a.m. to review the heavy rain response situation and instructed, "In northern Gyeonggi, recovery from last month's flood damage is underway; carry out proactive surveillance including issuing precautionary notices to prevent secondary damage from weakened ground conditions."

Gyeonggi Province is currently conducting intensive management of vulnerable facilities together with municipal and county governments, including: △immediate control of underground underpasses during commute times if flooding occurs and notification of entry restrictions to flooded areas △blocking and strengthening surveillance of access routes such as riverside walking trails △implementing resident evacuation in cooperation with police and fire authorities if warning signs such as flood advisories occur △checking emergency contact systems for priority evacuees in landslide-prone areas and recommending pre-emptive evacuation before sunset when necessary.