Yongin Mayor Baek Gun-gi Visits Flood Damage Site... Promises "Swift Recovery Support"

[Asia Economy (Yongin) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] On the 3rd, Baek Gun-gi, mayor of Yongin City, visited three sites in the Baekam and Wonsam areas affected by heavy rain to console disaster victims and encourage employees engaged in recovery efforts.

On the same day, Mayor Baek visited the multipurpose gymnasium inside the Baekam-myeon Administrative Welfare Center to console about 20 residents temporarily evacuated due to flood damage. He also visited the Gangnim Apartment site in Baekam-myeon, where flood recovery work is underway, to encourage the employees involved in the restoration.

At the site, Mayor Baek emphasized, "We will do our best to support recovery so that residents can return to their livelihoods as soon as possible," and added, "We will devise preventive measures for low-lying areas prone to flooding."

He also inspected Stand Pack, a company located in Maeng-ri, Wonsam-myeon, which suffered damage to its factory and offices due to soil and debris that flowed down from a nearby mountain, promising, "We will deploy emergency equipment and volunteers to promptly assist with recovery support."

Furthermore, he visited the Gopdeung Hill section of Local Road No. 57, which was closed due to the heavy rain, to assess the situation on site and instructed, "Complete the recovery work quickly and review the possibility of reopening."

As of noon on the 3rd, Yongin City recorded an average rainfall of 217.2mm. In the Baekam and Wonsam areas, 38 households and 74 people became disaster victims, and 705 farms with 500 hectares of farmland were flooded, among other damages.

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