BGF Retail Provides Emergency Relief Support to Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, Affected by Heavy Rain Flood Victims

[Asia Economy Reporter Seungjin Lee] BGF Retail, which operates CU, announced on the 3rd that it provided emergency relief supplies to the Icheon area in Gyeonggi Province, which suffered severe damage due to heavy rainfall over the past weekend.

BGF Retail established a 24-hour hotline with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the National Disaster Relief Association, and upon receiving support requests, urgently delivered daily necessities for a total of 600 people to Janghowon National Sports Center and Yul-myeon Indoor Gymnasium in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, where disaster victims occurred.

The relief supplies, including cup noodles, instant rice, and bottled water, totaling over 7,200 items, were transported from the BGF Central Logistics Center and BGF Logis Gonjiam Center, both near Icheon.

On the 1st and 2nd, Icheon experienced concentrated heavy rain of up to 161mm over two days, causing river flooding, and damage such as flooding of houses and farmland. In particular, the embankment of Sanyang Reservoir located in Sanyang-ri, Yul-myeon, Icheon City, collapsed, prompting nearby residents to evacuate urgently.

BGF Retail has also provided emergency relief supplies to Yeongdeok in North Gyeongsang Province and Daejeon, where hundreds of disaster victims occurred due to flooding caused by recent heavy rains.

Since 2015, BGF Retail has operated ‘BGF Bridge,’ supporting national disaster prevention and emergency relief activities based on over 30 logistics centers nationwide and the CU network, after signing the industry’s first ‘Business Agreement on Disaster Prevention and Relief’ with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and others.

Min Seung-bae, Head of Business Support at BGF Retail, said, “The close cooperation system established with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the National Disaster Relief Association is proving very effective in actual situations,” adding, “With the rainy season and typhoon forecasts this week, we are maintaining a constant support posture to prepare for any possible disaster situations.”

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