Acting President Choi Sang-mok launched the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters with him as the head of the headquarters in earnest.
The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport was the first deputy chief and the acting Minister of the Ministry of Public Administration and Security was the second deputy chief, ordering the mobilization of pan-governmental capabilities, rapid response, and measures to deal with damage.
The government said it is actively responding to the accident in the absence of the president and the prime minister under the direction of Acting President Choi, adding that related ministries, including the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, the Office of Government Policy Coordination, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, have been in close contact, consulting and sharing accident information since the accident occurred.
Earlier, Acting President Choi held an emergency meeting at the Seoul Government Complex and ordered all-out efforts to save lives by mobilizing all available equipment and personnel for the Muan public safety aircraft accident.
He also stressed that special care should be taken to prevent safety accidents such as firefighters from occurring during the lifesaving process.
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