Jincheon County Mayor-elect Kim Myung-sik and his transition team visited disaster prevention project sites, including natural disaster improvement zones and urban flood response projects, to check preparedness for heavy rains.
Wando County will invest 70 billion won in a disaster prevention project targeting areas prone to flooding and tidal waves, including Geumil-eup Dongsong, Wando-eup 1st Pier, and Sinji-myeon Donggo. Construction begins in August, aiming for completion next year.
Taiwan's National Disaster Prevention and Research Center (NCDR) and the US Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) renewed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Hawaii, strengthening bilateral cooperation in disaster prevention technology, early warning systems, and risk governance. This marks the fourth renewal of their partnership, which began in 2008.
Japanese police have dispatched a rescue team to the country’s Northern Alps to search for two missing climbers, including a 30-year-old man from Hong Kong, after they were stranded on treacherous slopes. Gifu Prefecture police on Tuesday confirmed that a team of four rescuers, comprising police officers and civilian experts, set out from the mountain base at dawn in an attempt to reach the duo on foot, according to local media. A disaster prevention helicopter from neighbouring Nagano...
Japanese police have dispatched a rescue team to the country’s Northern Alps to search for two missing climbers, including a 30-year-old man from Hong Kong, after they were stranded on treacherous slopes. Gifu Prefecture police on Tuesday confirmed that a team of four rescuers, comprising police officers and civilian experts, set out from the mountain base at dawn in an attempt to reach the duo on foot, according to local media. A disaster prevention helicopter from neighbouring Nagano...
Japanese authorities have rescued one of two Hong Kong hikers stranded on treacherous slopes in the country’s Northern Alps. Gifu Prefecture police dispatched a four-member rescue team, comprising police officers and civilian experts, from the mountain base at dawn on Tuesday in an attempt to reach the duo on foot, according to local media. A disaster prevention helicopter from neighbouring Nagano Prefecture eventually rescued one of the men, who was later transported to a hospital. The other...
Drones are evolving beyond simple gadgets, with applications in nuclear disaster prevention, explosion risk mitigation, and reforestation. Innovations include edible drone prototypes designed to carry essential supplies.
