United Future Party Visits Uiam Dam Accident Site: "Missing Persons Must Be Found Quickly and Safely"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hye-min] On the 7th, the United Future Party visited the emergency rescue headquarters to check the search situation and console the families of the victims in relation to the capsizing accident of a vessel at Uiam Dam in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province.

Kim Seon-dong, Secretary General of the United Future Party, visited the site in the morning and received a report on the search situation from the headquarters. Present at the site were Han Ki-ho, the Gangwon Provincial Party Chairman, Kim Jin-tae, Chairman of the Chuncheon-Cheorwon-Hwacheon-Yanggu Gap Party Committee, and city council members of Chuncheon affiliated with the party.

At the meeting, Secretary General Kim said, "Please quickly find the missing persons to console the families of the victims even a little," and urged, "Please ensure safety to prevent secondary accidents during the search for the missing."

The United Future Party stated that he then met with the families of the victims and expressed his determination to clarify the facts of the incident and to make every effort to find the missing persons until the end.

Assemblyman Han Ki-ho said, "We requested that Gangwon Province be designated as a special disaster area," and added, "The central party will also pay special attention."

Earlier, around 11:30 a.m. the previous day, an accident occurred where three boats, including a police boat, capsized one after another while performing waterweed island fixing work at Uiam Dam in Seomyeon, Chuncheon City. Of the seven people on board, one escaped, but worker Lee was found dead, and the remaining five are still missing.

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