Lotte Provides Relief Supplies to Disaster Victims in Chungbuk Region
9,000 Side Dishes Including Cup Ramen, Instant Rice, and Seasoned Seaweed
Relief Supplies Quickly Delivered from Seven Eleven Logistics Center in Chungbuk Region
Laundry relief activities have been ongoing for three days at Cosmos Apartment in Seo-gu, Daejeon.
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Hye-sun] Lotte has launched emergency relief efforts for disaster victims in the Chungbuk region, which suffered extensive damage due to heavy rain.
As part of its distribution business division, Lotte urgently provided a total of 9,000 instant food items (3,000 each of cup noodles, instant rice, and seasoned seaweed) on the 3rd through the Seven Eleven logistics center in the Chungbuk area. The relief supplies are planned to be distributed to disaster-affected families and residents in Chungbuk through the Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association.
Since July, Lotte has been continuously supporting areas affected by heavy rain. It delivered a total of 2,000 emergency relief items, including cup noodles, to Samcheok City Hall in Gangwon Province, and supported laundry relief vehicles at Ganggu Health Center in Yeongdeok County, Gyeongbuk, and Cosmos Apartments in Daejeon. A total of 150 partition tents prepared for disaster evacuee shelters were installed at Oryang Indoor Tennis Court in Daejeon (6 tents) and Janghowon in Icheon (124 tents), and 20 tents will soon be delivered to Chungju City. Additionally, 225 volunteer kits consisting of towels, cool towels, raincoats, boots, rubber gloves, and work gloves were delivered to Yeongdeok County, Gyeongbuk.
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Previously, Lotte (Distribution Business Division) signed a 'Public-Private Cooperation Agreement for Disaster Emergency Relief' with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the National Disaster Relief Association in April 2018. Since then, it has contributed 1.8 billion KRW to the disaster relief fund and has been leading efforts in disaster and emergency response.
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