On Wednesday, South Korea will carry out its first nationwide aerial defense drills in six years following North Korea’s increasing nuclear and missile threats, with pedestrians needed to take cover and drivers asked to drag in some areas.
The exercises are a critical part of the annual Ulchi civil defense drills, carried alongside the Ulchi Freedom Shield drills, which South Korean and US troops started on Monday, to enhance responses to a North Korean invasion or other contingencies.
According to the Interior and safety ministry, an air-raid siren will sound at 2 pm which will gather people in the streets for about 15 minutes before the alert is lessened.
Pedestrians must move to a selected protection or nearby underground area, while drivers in about 200 areas nationwide must draw to the side of the road.
People in supermarkets, movie theatres, and other public facilities will be guided to shift.
Public transportation and Medical institutions will serve normally.
Near resident complexes, some community centers in Seoul announced the scheduled exercises with loudspeakers on Tuesday, asking residents to obey instructions.
The announcement added that the exercises are suggested to effectively respond to an authentic air raid.
