South Korea conducts first civil defence exercise in six years
South Korea conducted its first civil defence exercise in six years, amid North Korea’s missile threat. Seoul's interior ministry said that they were “preparing for a quick evacuation in the event of an air raid attack such as North Korea’s missile provocations.” On Wednesday, air raid sirens wailed around central Seoul as authorities stopped cars and told residents to go to underground bunkers for South Korea’s civil defence exercise. South Korea conducted the 20-minute drill. However, many people appeared to ignore calls to seek shelter. According to reports, the South Korean government has reinstated the drills into the annual Ulchi civil defense exercises, which are staged in conjunction with the Ulchi Freedom Shield drills, which South Korean and the United States forces began on Monday. Reportedly, the community leaders wearing yellow jackets and helmets with the "Civil Defence" badge asked people to leave the streets for 20 minutes to conduct the drill. Air-raid ...