The Blue House announced that President Lee Jae-myung visited the Taereung Golf Course with his family on October 10, where he received reports about the ceiling collapse incident at a shopping center in Daegu and directed a full response from relevant agencies.
According to the Blue House, President Lee was informed about the incident that occurred in Daegu.
Following this, he spoke directly with acting National Police Chief Kim Jong-cheol to receive detailed reports on casualties, fatalities, and the extent of injuries.
He instructed agencies to focus all efforts on rescue operations and to ensure a swift and safe response to the incident.
The Blue House also explained its decision to disclose the President's private holiday schedule. While it is generally a principle not to confirm the President's private and non-public schedules, it stated that this disclosure was made to prevent unnecessary debate over the private holiday schedule.
The Blue House expressed regret over the use of the President's private schedule in political disputes.
On the same day, Chief Spokesperson Kang Yu-jeong issued a written notice stating that President Lee had received reports from the acting police chief about the incident and had directed efforts to ensure effective rescue and incident management.
Earlier, at 10:16 a.m. on October 10, part of the ceiling collapsed at a mart in Gwan-eum-dong, Buk-gu, Daegu, injuring 36 visitors. Among them, nine were transported to hospitals, but their lives were not in danger.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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