Province maintains contact with Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters as it examines rescue progress

Governor Kim visits Danwon High School in Ansan and discusses measures with related officials

◇ Gyeonggi Province organized a disaster countermeasures headquarters for the accident involving a ferry carrying primarily Ansan Danwon High School students, which began to sink at about 8:55 a.m. on April 16, and set out to determine rescue progress and implement necessary measures. ⓒ Gyeonggi G News

Gyeonggi Province organized a disaster headquarters for the accident involving a ferry carrying primarily Ansan Danwon High School students, which began to sink at about 8:55 a.m. on April 16, and set out to determine rescue progress and implement necessary measures.

The province is maintaining contact with the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (CDSCH) and sent liaison officers to the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education and the disaster countermeasures headquarters of Ansan City.

The province wrapped up a meeting chaired by Gyeonggi Province Vice Governor Kim Hee-kyeom to establish countermeasures with relevant departments. Officials then immediately went to Ansan City to receive on-site status updates and to order the provision of support at the provincial level.

Gyeonggi Province has so far dispatched an emergency helicopter to the site, and Ansan City has provided four carriers to transport parents of the students. The disaster response team including Vice Governor Kim departed for the scene at 1 p.m. and arrived in Jindo at 4:40 p.m.

The province will closely monitor the situation and provide all possible support in dealing with the accident.

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo announced that he will do his utmost to rescue passengers.

“It’s a shock to hear that the ferry Sewol has sunk. Gyeonggi Province rushed to dispatch Vice Governor Kim, two helicopters and Professor Lee Gook-jong immediately after the disaster occurred. All public officials joined together in this by setting up an emergency situation room. I offer sincerest condolences to Danwon High School student Jeong Cha-woong and the deceased. I sincerely hope the victims will recover soon.”

Governor Kim visited Danwon High School in Ansan at 5:10 p.m. that day to discuss measures with related officials.

◇ Governor Kim visited Danwon High School in Ansan at 5:10 p.m. that day to discuss measures with related officials. ⓒ Gyeonggi G News

ⓒGyeonggi G News | Park Gwan-sik malbut@kg21.net 

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