Sojinkong Disaster Recovery Crisis Support Team Participates in Flood Recovery in Daejeon Area

The 'SEMAS Disaster Recovery Crisis Support Team' of the Small Enterprise and Market Service (SEMAS) visiting a store in Dong-gu, Daejeon, which suffered flood damage on the 3rd of this month, conducting recovery activities. Photo by SEMAS

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Hyewon] The Small Enterprise and Market Service (SEMAS) 'SEMAS Disaster Recovery Crisis Support Team' announced on the 4th that they participated in recovery efforts at locations flooded by heavy rain in the Daejeon area, which began late afternoon on the 29th of last month.

Recently, Daejeon experienced heavy rain exceeding 100mm per hour, causing various damages such as flooding of residential areas, sewage systems, roads, soil erosion, and wall collapses, along with casualties due to the intense rain.

On the 3rd, SEMAS, local governments, and private volunteer centers deployed a total of about 30 people to the flood-affected areas in Dong-gu, Daejeon, where houses and farmland were submerged, to join forces in flood recovery efforts.

Jo Bonghwan, Director of SEMAS, stated, “The recent record-breaking heavy rain has caused significant flooding damage to local traditional markets and residents,” adding, “The agency will continue to fulfill its social responsibility as a public institution by organizing SEMAS Disaster Recovery Crisis Support Teams by regional headquarters, including the Daejeon area where our headquarters is located, to support the safety management of traditional markets, small business owners, and socially vulnerable groups nationwide.”

Meanwhile, SEMAS has been providing donations through the Community Chest of Korea and supporting recovery efforts whenever disasters and crises occur in affected areas, such as during the COVID-19 pandemic and wildfires.

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