US forces begin civilian evacuation drills in South Korea
(VOVWORLD) - A biannual US Forces Korea (USFK) evacuation drill began on Monday in South Korea to deal with unexpected situations.
US forces begin civilian evacuation drills in South Korea on October 23, 2017. (Photo: Army.mil)
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The 5-day drill aims to prepare the USFK for a mass evacuation involving the families of around 20,000 troops who, in the event of a crisis, would have to be evacuated in a matter of days to the US base in Okinawa, Japan. The crisis could be a natural event, such as an earthquake, or a man-made problem, such as the outbreak of a conflict or civil unrest.
The drills took place in the context of escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula after Pyongyang successively launched missiles and carried out its 6th nuclear test.