Politics · South Korea · 2 hrs ago
Gyeongsangbuk-do activates winter snow and cold response plan
Gyeongsangbuk-do in South Korea has activated its winter emergency response plan for heavy snow and cold.
From November 15 to March 15, the province will keep watch around the clock, using 1,199 snowplows and 11,473 workers.
It has stockpiled 16,281 tonnes of de-icing material and will focus on 850 areas at risk of disaster and 327 stretches prone to ice.
The plan also includes checking heating at 5,210 shelters and increasing visits and welfare calls to 57,857 older people receiving care services.
Support will also go to residents in mountain villages and temporary homes built for people affected by wildfires, including checks on insulation and pipes.
The province aims to prevent deaths and protect people most exposed to winter hazards until the response period ends on March 15.
Gyeongsangbuk-do said it would activate a 24-hour response system for winter snow and cold from November 15 through March 15.
The province will deploy 1,199 snow-removal vehicles and 11,473 workers.
It will monitor 850 areas at risk of disasters and 327 roads prone to repeated icing.
The plan also includes checks on cold-weather shelters and expanded support for vulnerable residents.
- Who
- Gyeongsangbuk-do provincial authorities.
- What
- The province is activating a winter response plan for heavy snow and cold.
- When
- From November 15 through March 15.
- Where
- Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea.
- Why
- To prepare for heavy snow and cold and prevent deaths or injuries.
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Gyeongsangbuk-do said it would begin operating a 24-hour winter situation-management system.
The planned period for the 24-hour system ends.
- Snow-removal vehicles
- 1,199
- Snow-removal workers
- 11,473
- Snow and ice supplies
- 3,520 pieces of small equipment and 16,281 tonnes of de-icing agent
- Areas under focused monitoring
- 850 disaster-risk areas and 327 roads prone to icing
- Cold-weather shelters
- 5,210
- Cold-weather response funding
- 1.06 billion won
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What people are saying
We will focus all administrative resources on carefully looking after disaster-vulnerable people so that not a single person loses their life this winter.