Yongin Mayor Baek Goon-gi Proposes Declaration of Baekam and Wonsam-myeon as Special Disaster Areas

[Asia Economy (Yongin) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Baek Gun-gi, mayor of Yongin City, has requested Gyeonggi Province and the central government to declare Wonsam-myeon and Baekam-myeon, areas severely damaged by heavy rain, as special disaster zones.

On the 4th, regarding support for recovery from the damage caused by the recent record-breaking heavy rain in Wonsam and Baekam-myeon, Mayor Baek stated, "After inspecting the site for three days and confirming the tremendous damage, I judged that active government support is necessary and requested the declaration of a special disaster zone."

These two areas experienced record-breaking rainfall starting from the 2nd, with 447mm in Wonsam-myeon and 303.5mm in Baekam-myeon. As a result, landslides occurred in various places, and the Cheongmi Stream overflowed, causing large-scale damage. As of the 3rd, the damage amounted to 2 billion KRW in Wonsam-myeon, 2.7 billion KRW in Baekam-myeon, and 1.5 billion KRW in other areas, totaling 6.2 billion KRW.

In these two areas, 49 households became disaster victims, including 10 households in Wonsam-myeon and 39 households in Baekam-myeon. Approximately 500 hectares of farmland were flooded, and 21 roads were damaged.

Additionally, the Gangnim Apartment in Baekam-myeon was flooded up to the first floor, and many houses and pensions in the Wonsam and Baekam areas had their access roads blocked or flooded due to soil erosion.

Since the 2nd, Mayor Baek has given up his summer vacation to visit the site and inspect rescue operations and emergency recovery efforts.

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