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There was a traffic jam on the road near Gyodae Station in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 12th, after heavy snowfall. News 1
On the 17th, strong preliminary warnings were issued throughout the country and the government and local governments entered an emergency system. In particular, the city of Seoul has concentrated manpower and equipment since noon on this day so that the ‘labor crisis’ that took place on the 6th is not reproduced as the ‘labor crisis’ on the 18th.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it issued the first stage of snow removal at 12 p.m. on that day and began emergency work with related organizations such as autonomous districts, highway offices and the Seoul Facility Corporation, and issued a second stage of snow removal. of snow at 6 pm This is a measure according to the forecast of 3 ~ 10 cm of snow for the 18th.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government stated the reason for the update, saying: “There is nowhere in Seoul where snow has accumulated so far, but the situation is flexible as snow is blowing everywhere and snow is expected. focus on the morning of the 18th “.
With the start of the second stage of snow removal, the number of people involved in the snow removal operation increased from 2,330 in the first stage to 8,000. There are more than 1,000 snow removal vehicles and equipment ordered for deployment. In addition, the city of Seoul detected signals in advance with a closed circuit television (CCTV) installed on the snow path in the West Sea area, and sprayed snow remover on some vulnerable roads such as alleys and steep slopes before snowfall in Seoul.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government also agreed to deploy 60 police officers on the night of the 17th and 260 police officers on the morning of the 18th at 221 vulnerable points when it snows in consultation with the Seoul Police Agency. When heavy snow falls, traffic is controlled in some sections. The road control and bus diversion status can be checked on traffic signs, the bus information terminal at bus stops, the Topis website of the Seoul Traffic Information Center (http: / /topis.seoul.go.kr/) and Twitter (@seoultopis).
On the 18th, Seoul will extend the intensive dispatch time for all subway lines and city buses from 7:00 am to 9:00 am and from 7:00 am to 9:30 am by 30 minutes. To avoid congestion during business hours on Monday, the number of subway lines will be increased 36 times more than usual.
Expect lots of snow during the 18th rush hour
In the afternoon of the 12th, after heavy snowfall, citizens are clearing the snow on the streets of Myeongdong, Seoul. News 1
The Meteorological Administration issued strong preliminary warnings in Seoul, the metropolitan area, Gangwon, Chungcheong, Jeonbuk and Gyeongsang at 11 a.m. that day. According to the Meteorological Administration, snow will begin to fall in the western part of the metropolitan area, including Seoul, around 3 p.m. on the 17th and the west coast of Chungnam, and will expand inland after 6 p.m.
A lot of snow is expected to arrive early in the morning and on the morning of the 18th in the metropolitan area, Gangwon, Chungcheong, Jeonbuk, North Jeollanam-do, Gyeongbuk and West Gyeongnam. Estimated snowfall is the eastern part of Gyeonggi and Gangwon-do (excluding the east coast) on 17.5-10 cm in the northern part of Chungbuk (more than 15 cm in many places), and the 18th, the metropolitan area ( excluding the eastern part of Gyeonggi), the Chungnam area, the inner Jeonbuk and the northern part of Gyeong 2 It measures ∼7cm.
The Ministry of Public Administration and Security held an emergency countermeasures meeting with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Ministry of Health and Welfare and 17 municipalities at 1 pm on the 17th, and began to work in emergency at 2 p.m. The Ministry of Public Administration and Security asked each local government to increase public transportation to avoid traffic congestion during the morning rush hour on the 18th and to adjust the rush hours by administrative agencies and public institutions.
Hee-gyeom Kim, head of the Disaster Security Management Division of the Ministry of Public Safety and Security, said: “The public suffered inconvenience due to insufficient exchange of information on the situation between agencies during the heavy snowfall on the 6th and the delay in snow removal work, “he said.
Earlier, the city of Seoul accused him of failing to carry out snow removal work properly when 13 cm of snow fell on the 6th, two days later, the mayor of Seoul, Seo Jeong-hyup, unusually apologized to citizens and said: “We will reorganize the disaster system from the source to prevent a repeat.”
Reporter Eunkyung Choi [email protected]
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