Gwangyang City Council Visits Heavy Rain Flood Sites... Consoles Affected Residents

The photo shows a ship docked in the lower reaches of the Seomjin River being secured to prevent it from drifting away.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] The Gwangyang City Council of Jeollanam-do (Chairman Jin Su-hwa) visited the flood damage sites caused by the heavy rain.

Daap-myeon in Gwangyang City experienced a record-breaking heavy rainfall of 374mm between the 7th and 10th, causing the Seomjin River to overflow, resulting in flooding of 26 households in 7 villages, collapse of river embankments along the Seomjin River, landslides, and flooding of farmland, causing extensive damage.

Chairman Jin Su-hwa toured the villages where houses were flooded and worked alongside residents on site restoration efforts, requesting equipment support and prompt recovery from related agencies.

Additionally, members of the Gwangyang City Council visited the damaged sites including the collapsed embankment in Daap-myeon, damaged bicycle paths, and flooding in Geumcheon Village and Sinwon riverside areas to inspect the damage, encourage the officials working hard on recovery efforts, and console the affected residents.

Chairman Jin said, “We will do our best to restore public facilities and flood-damaged houses so that residents can return to their daily lives as soon as possible.”

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