Gyeonggi Province Issues Extreme Heat Alert... Governor Choo Urges "No Casualties"

On August 4, for the first time since the introduction of the system, Gyeonggi Province was placed under an extreme heat alert.

Governor Choo Mi-ae of Gyeonggi Province, following the issuance of this year’s first extreme heat alert, sent an urgent official letter to 31 cities and counties, as well as relevant departments. She instructed them to prioritize the prevention of casualties and safety accidents above all else.

In the letter, Governor Choo emphasized several points: ▲ enforcement of protective measures such as suspension of work at public construction sites during the heatwave and active recommendations for private worksites to comply; ▲utilization of available personnel, including social support workers and local disaster response teams, to monitor and check on vulnerable groups such as field workers and elderly people living alone; ▲ focused publicity on heatwave and tropical night safety guidelines, cooling shelters, and Gyeonggi climate insurance; and ▲ strengthened monitoring, damage reporting, and response systems for the agriculture, livestock, and fisheries sectors.

Gyeonggi Province Governor Choo Mi-ae urged 31 cities and counties to do their best to prevent human casualties by sending an emergency official letter amid the issuance of a severe heatwave alert. Governor Choo is inspecting the heatwave response situation. Provided by Gyeonggi Province

She particularly stressed that the extreme heat alert is the highest level of warning, indicating a threat to the lives of residents. She called for all outdoor work to be stopped immediately during dangerous hours, and requested that the safety of vulnerable groups, such as field workers and the elderly living alone, be directly checked on site.

The extreme heat alert is the highest level of heatwave warning, announced when life-threatening extreme temperatures are expected—specifically, when the maximum temperature reaches 39℃ or the highest perceived temperature is 38℃ or above.

On this day, the extreme heat alert was issued for seven cities and counties—Osan, Hanam, Yeoju, Goyang, Anseong, Paju, and Yongin—while heatwave warnings were issued for the remaining 24 cities and counties. As a result, all 31 cities and counties in the province were under the influence of the heatwave warning system.

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