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[PyeongChang 2018] Korea developing multilingual disaster alert system for foreigners
Nov. 20, 2017
A multi-lingual disaster alert system for foreigners is under development in Korea, with its launch planned before the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, slated for February. Real-time warnings in English and Chinese will be serviced in disaster situations via a smartphone app, an official from the Interior Ministry told The Korea Herald, Monday.“Via our ‘Emergency Ready’ app for smartphones, real-time warnings will be sent in English and Chinese for weather emergencies like storms, as well as geologica