Pohang and Gyeongsan, where there are many vulnerable groups due to heat waves, the first ‘severe heat wave warning’ in history, “suspend outdoor work, protect vulnerable groups”

On the 11th, when a heat wave warning was issued, citizens are passing through a road covered in a haze caused by geothermal heat at Gongpyeong Intersection, Jung-gu, Daegu. Yonhap News Agency Pohang and Gyeongsan cities in North Gyeongsang Province, where the first ‘severe heat wave warning’ was issued in the history of North Gyeongsang Province, took action to prevent safety accidents, including ordering the suspension of outdoor work on the 12th. Pohang City has established a field-centered heat wave response system, including protection of the vulnerable, expansion of heat wave shelters, and safety management of outdoor workplaces.