Minister of the Interior and Safety Yoon Ho-jung issued an emergency directive to strengthen readiness during vulnerable hours and to preemptively restrict access to hazardous areas, as heavy rain is forecast from the night of the 15th mainly along the southern coast.

According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS), the Minister stressed maintaining a reporting system and close cooperation among related agencies to ensure there are no gaps in situation management.

Minister of the Interior and Safety Yoon Ho-jung speaks while presiding over a Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters meeting on heat wave response in the Central Disaster and Safety Situation Room at Government Complex Sejong in Sejong on the 28th last month. /Courtesy of News1

He also ordered strengthened advance inspections and controls of campgrounds and camping sites, and the immediate evacuation of visitors and residents if signs of danger are detected.

He also urged vigilance for flooding in low-lying coastal areas during the spring tide, when sea levels rise, and the swift dissemination of weather updates and control information through all available channels, including disaster text alerts and village broadcasts.

The Minister said, "We ask the public to check weather information frequently, be cautious of flash currents when passing through valleys or rivers, and take special precautions against flooding in low-lying coastal areas."

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