Heavy rain emergency... National heritage disaster risk alert raised to ‘alert’
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As surprise heavy rain continued across the country and concerns about damage to national heritage grew, the National Heritage Administration increased its crisis response level and entered a full-scale emergency work system.
As surprise heavy rain continued across the country and concerns about damage to national heritage grew, the National Heritage Administration increased its crisis response level and entered a full-scale emergency work system. The National Heritage Administration announced that it had raised the disaster risk warning level for national heritage from 'caution' to 'alert' as of 8 a.m. on the 18th. Accordingly, a 'rapid response system' to minimize damage to national heritage will be implemented immediately. The National Heritage Administration will significantly strengthen situation management. We plan to conduct emergency work for each department centering on the disaster situation room, which operates 24 hours a day, and collect and manage the damage status by region and heritage site in real time. If actual damage occurs, emergency response measures will be immediately activated. Cultural heritage care groups will be deployed to the scene to implement emergency protection measures, and will immediately conduct an emergency on-site investigation of national heritage sites that have been confirmed to have been damaged. Considering future weather conditions, the National Heritage Administration will inspect major palaces, royal tombs of the Joseon Dynasty, etc., if necessary. We will also review whether to restrict visits to historic sites, etc. This is a measure to ensure the safety of visitors and prevent further damage to national heritage.
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