Namwon City, All-Out Effort for Flood Damage Recovery... 684 Personnel and Over 550 Equipment Deployed

Namwon Mayor Requests Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun to Declare a 'Special Disaster Area'

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[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Nosik] Namwon City, Jeonbuk is making every effort to restore flood damage in areas severely affected by record-breaking heavy rain.

On the 11th, the city announced that due to the heavy rain over three days from the 7th to the 9th in the Namwon area (cumulative 534mm in Daegang-myeon, 493mm in Suji-myeon), as of the 10th, 1,250 disaster victims from 450 households have occurred, and all administrative power is being focused on flood recovery.

As significant property damage occurred including farmland, roads and rivers, and house flooding, the city deployed 684 personnel including public officials and military forces and over 550 pieces of equipment for emergency restoration, while also conducting urgent electrical work for 200 flooded households using contingency funds.

Meanwhile, Mayor Ihwanju requested the government to declare Namwon, which suffered enormous property damage from the heavy rain on the 7th and 8th, a special disaster area.

The mayor met with Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun at the site of the embankment collapse at Geumgokgyo Bridge in Geumji-myeon, Namwon City, the previous afternoon, stating, “This heavy rain caused significant damage to Namwon’s farmland, houses, and public facilities,” and requested that Namwon be declared a special disaster area.

He added, “Namwon has seen houses submerged along with flooding, causing continuous damage to residents, and many farmlands were lost due to washouts, resulting in great losses.”

The mayor emphasized, “Namwon experienced record-breaking total rainfall and hourly intense rainfall over the past two days, causing severe damage. Citizens are earnestly hoping for a special disaster area declaration so that national funds can be invested in restoring public and private facilities.”

In response, Prime Minister Chung said, “If possible, we will promptly designate the area according to the criteria from the local perspective and ensure recovery is carried out.”

He added, “We must quickly carry out emergency restoration to minimize residents’ inconvenience and help them return to daily life as soon as possible. When conducting permanent restoration, fundamental measures must be established and pursued.”

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