With the extreme heat that hovered above 40 degrees easing around Ipchu and Cheoseo last month, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety downgraded the heat wave disaster crisis alert.
The Ministry of the Interior and Safety said that, based on monitoring results of heat wave disaster warning signs, it would lower the heat wave disaster crisis alert from "critical" to "warning" as of 10 p.m. on the 4th and lift the Level 1 emergency operations of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (CDSCHQ).
Accordingly, the CDSCHQ emergency operations for the heat wave, which began on July 27, will end after 40 days.
As nationwide heat persisted, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS) raised the heat wave disaster crisis alert to the "critical" level at 3 p.m. on July 27 and activated Level 1 of the CDSCHQ.
Subsequently, at 1 p.m. on Aug. 2, it raised the CDSCHQ to Level 2 to strengthen a pan-government response. Level 2 operated until Aug. 12, and from the 13th it was adjusted back to Level 1, continuing emergency operations through today.
A Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS) official said, "Even if the CDSCHQ is lifted, daytime highs are expected to range from 24 to 31 degrees, similar to or slightly higher than the average," and added, "We will do our utmost in the response to prevent any additional damage from the heat wave."