Gyeonggi Province activated Emergency Level 1 of the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters at 6:00 a.m. on June 20.
The Gyeonggi Provincial Government announced that Governor Kim Dongyeon issued official instructions on this day, including: a full-scale disaster response with the mindset that "it is better to be overprepared than underprepared"; preemptive control of disaster-prone areas such as previously affected regions and riverside walkways; priority welfare checks and prompt pre-evacuation for designated at-risk individuals, led by local officials and community leaders; and securing or removing items at risk of falling, such as tower cranes and construction materials, in preparation for strong winds.
In particular, as heavy rainfall is expected to be concentrated in North Korea and the northern part of Gyeonggi Province, the governor emphasized thorough preparedness in border areas such as the Imjin River, in close cooperation with relevant agencies.
According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, due to the influence of a stationary front approaching from the west, heavy rain accompanied by strong winds is expected to continue until the morning of June 21.
Meanwhile, under Emergency Level 1, a total of 35 personnel, including 23 officials from departments related to natural disasters such as the Natural Disaster Division, Forest and Greenery Division, and River Division, as well as 12 staff members from key departmental situation rooms, will be on duty. They will monitor the heavy rain situation in each city and county and provide support in the event of damage.
Lee Jongdon, Director of Safety Management at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government, stated, "As rainfall is expected to continue until the morning of June 21, we will strengthen preemptive welfare checks, monitoring activities, and forward deployment of flood control supplies to ensure the safety of priority evacuees, such as the elderly and people with disabilities."
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