Geochang County Council Visits Flood Damage Sites... Offering Comfort and Encouragement

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Geochang County Council members visit flood damage sites to offer comfort and encouragement to affected residents.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Former members of the Geochang County Council in Gyeongnam visited flood damage sites affected by the heavy rain from the 6th to the 8th and comforted and encouraged the affected residents and recovery personnel, the council announced on the 11th.

The average rainfall over three days across the county was 365.3mm, with Wicheon-myeon recording a record-breaking 488mm of heavy rain. The concentrated heavy rain caused one casualty, 189 cases of public facility damage including roads and river burial, and 10 cases of private property damage including destroyed houses and flooded crops, totaling 199 cases of facility damage.

In particular, they visited the flood damage sites in Galkye Village, Buksang-myeon, Hwarigol, Wicheon-myeon, and Sanyang Village, Goje-myeon, which were severely affected, delivering consolation goods and listening to the opinions of the affected residents.

Chairman Kim Jong-du said, "I extend my deepest condolences to the residents affected by the flood damage caused by this heavy rain, and we will do our best to ensure thorough damage investigation and prompt recovery at the flood sites."

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