Government Provides 2 Billion KRW Emergency Support for Flood Damage in Seoul Metropolitan and Central Regions

Minister of Environment Cho Myung-rae and Minister of the Interior and Safety Jin Young are attending a heavy rain preparedness situation check meeting held at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 3rd, and are talking before the start of the meeting. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 3rd that it will urgently provide 200 million KRW in disaster relief support funds to expedite recovery efforts in areas affected by the concentrated heavy rains in the Seoul metropolitan area and central regions, which have continued for three days since the 1st.

The disaster relief support funds being provided this time will allocate 100 million KRW each to Gyeonggi-do and Chungcheongbuk-do, which suffered large-scale flooding damage. The funds will be used for operating temporary housing facilities for emergency victims, emergency relief equipment, and consumables for relief activities.

Minister Jin Young of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety said, "I hope the relief funds will help the victims stabilize their lives as soon as possible," and added, "The government will do its best to expedite recovery efforts to prevent further damage."

Meanwhile, on the same day, Minister Jin visited the emergency restoration site at Sanyang Reservoir in Icheon, Gyeonggi-do, where the embankment collapsed due to the heavy rains, and encouraged the officials involved.

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