
Gimpo City, Gyeonggi Province, announced on the 23rd that it has entered an emergency response system to minimize damage to residents of border areas such as Wolgot-myeon and Haseong-myeon following North Korea's announcement of resumption of loudspeaker broadcasts to South Korea.
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North Korea announced the resumption of loudspeaker broadcasts to South Korea near the entire border.
(Gimpo = Yonhap News) Reporter Hwang Jeong-hwan = Gimpo City, Gyeonggi Province, announced on the 23rd that it would begin emergency response focusing on border areas such as Wolgot-myeon and Haseong-myeon after North Korea announced the resumption of loudspeaker broadcasts toward South Korea near the entire border line.
The city plans to closely monitor trends in North Korea's resumption of broadcasting in cooperation with related organizations such as military units and police stations.
In addition, we plan to operate a hotline at all times centered on the village leader and the administrative welfare center so that if a broadcast to South Korea is actually transmitted, the damage situation can be quickly identified.
In addition, in order to minimize damage to residents, we plan to strengthen advance preparations in connection with existing support projects for residents in affected areas, and also review measures to support the psychological stability of residents if the situation prolongs.
An official from Gimpo City said, “Citizens should not have their daily peace threatened just because they live in the border area,” and added, “We will do our best to come up with effective measures.”
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
When broadcasting to South Korea, a hotline is activated with the village leader.
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