SEOUL — Air raid sirens wailed across central Seoul on Wednesday (Aug 23) as officials stopped cars and ordered people to head to underground shelters in South Korea's first civil defence exercise in six years.
on Wednesday as officials stopped cars and ordered people to head to underground shelters in South Korea's first civil defence exercise in six years.
In regions closer to nuclear-armed North Korea, the government prepared a more intense drill, with chemical, biological and radiological training, including instructions for putting on a gas mask and using emergency food rations. "If North Korean soldiers suddenly invade, confusion will lead to more casualties," said barista Ahn Tae-hong, adding:"That is why we must train well.""We are always in confrontation with North Korea, but we've become too complacent about it," he told AFP.One user on the social media platform X wrote:"I heard the siren so I just cranked up my music louder.
South Korea's widely read Chosun Ilbo newspaper said the resumption of the civil drills was"urgent" in the wake of various natural disasters and the growing nuclear threats from the North.
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