{
  "id": 4414418,
  "title": "PM orders thorough readiness against heavy rain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/pm-orders-thorough-readiness-against-heavy-rain-4414418",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T11:57:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20260830/pm-orders-thorough-readiness-against-heavy-rain"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Prime Minister Han Seong-sook has instructed relevant agencies to prepare thoroughly for damage from heavy rains forecast for this week. According to her office, she made the directive on Sunday, noting that heavy rain is expected to start early on Monday morning.\n\nThe Prime Minister called for safety measures to be established in areas that have already been hit hard by earlier rains, as well as in damage-prone areas such as slopes, run-down houses, and retaining walls in residential neighborhoods.\n\nShe also instructed officials to come up with evacuation plans and to issue swift evacuation orders using all available resources if there is a danger.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "PM orders thorough readiness against heavy rain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/pm-orders-thorough-readiness-against-heavy-rain-4414887",
        "published": "2026-08-30T11:27:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "PM orders thorough readiness against heavy rain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/pm-orders-thorough-readiness-against-heavy-rain",
        "published": "2026-08-30T11:52:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}