Deputy Prime Minister Hong Visits Uiam Dam Accident Site... "National Treasury Support for Heavy Rain Damage"

Urgent Appeal for Swift Missing Person Rescue and Emphasis on Financial Support for Damage Recovery

Hong Nam-ki, Deputy Prime Minister for Economy and Minister of Economy and Finance

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] Hong Nam-ki, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, stated on the 7th regarding the heavy rainfall, "Each ministry will make maximum use of disaster response funds and existing budgets, and actively support the disaster contingency reserve funds."

On the same day, Hong visited the site of the boat sinking accident at Uiam Dam in Chuncheon and said, "We will promptly and sufficiently support national treasury funds for damage and recovery assistance caused by the heavy rainfall."

Hong comforted the bereaved families and families of the missing at the site of the Uiam Dam boat sinking accident and the accident response headquarters. He urged the on-site officials to mobilize all available personnel and equipment to do their best in rescue and search activities. He also requested special attention to the safety of rescue workers during the rescue process.

Hong mentioned, "Even before establishing a recovery plan, emergency recovery demands will be urgently supported." He also emphasized, "For areas declared as special disaster zones, national treasury funds will be promptly provided according to additional support criteria to actively support relief for disaster victims, regional damage recovery, and reduction of the burden on the relevant local governments."

Hong then visited the nearby Chuncheon Dam and Soyanggang Dam to inspect the upstream dam discharge situation for supporting the Uiam Dam accident response, dam management and operation, safety management status, and rainfall damage situations upstream and downstream of the dams.

Hong said, "We will focus immediately on responding to the heavy rainfall disaster, but once this situation is resolved, we must proactively respond to dam facility aging and the increase in natural disasters," adding, "It is also necessary to strengthen dam safety measures such as dam stability enhancement projects and the establishment of smart safety management systems."

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