Jeonnam Provincial Council Visits Flood Damage Sites in Gwangyang, Gurye, Gokseong, and Damyang

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Chunsu] Choi Mugyeong, Chairman of the Safety Construction and Firefighting Committee of the Jeonnam Provincial Council, and the standing committee members visited the sites affected by the heavy rain on the 11th to assess the scale of damage and check the status of flood recovery.

From the 5th to the 8th, the Jeonnam region experienced record-breaking heavy rain with 587mm in Gokseong, 541mm in Gurye, and an average of 206mm across the province, resulting in significant human and material damage including 9 deaths, 3,160 displaced persons, and flooding of 1,898 houses.

Chairman Choi, along with Safety Construction and Firefighting Committee members including Provincial Councilors Kim Gilyong (Gwangyang 3), Kim Gisung (Damyang 2), and Lee Sangcheol (Gokseong), visited severely affected areas such as Daap-myeon in Gwangyang City, Gurye-eup, Gokseong-eup, and Goseo-myeon in Damyang to confirm the damage status and console residents.

Chairman Choi stated, “The damage caused by the concentrated heavy rain in a short period is severe, and there are concerns about additional damage due to the aftermath of Typhoon Jangmi (No. 5). We will focus all our efforts at the provincial council level on flood recovery, including the designation of a ‘special disaster area’ to minimize inconvenience to residents in the flood-affected areas.”

Meanwhile, the on-site inspection was conducted only by the Safety Construction and Firefighting Committee members and a small number of council secretariat staff to avoid burdening the officials busy with flood recovery. Based on the damage assessment, volunteer flood recovery support activities are scheduled for the 12th in the severely affected areas of Gokseong County.

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