Seodaemun-gu Supports Relief Supplies to Asan-si, Purchases Agricultural Specialty Packages from Yeongdong-gun

Seodaemun-gu visited Asan City on the 18th to donate daily necessities for flood victims.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Seodaemun-gu (Mayor Moon Seok-jin) has joined forces to support flood recovery efforts in its sister cities affected by heavy rain.

The district decided to stand together in overcoming the disaster by providing relief supplies and purchasing agricultural specialty product packages after its sister cities, Asan-si in Chungnam and Yeongdong-gun in Chungbuk, suffered flood damage due to prolonged monsoon rains.

On the 18th, Seodaemun-gu Social Welfare Council (Chairperson Choi Ae-young) donated daily necessities worth approximately 5 million won to Asan-si, which was declared a special disaster area, helping flood victims whose immediate living conditions were severely affected by the inundation.

Regarding Yeongdong-gun, which suffered flooding damage to homes and farmland due to the discharge from Yongdam Dam, Seodaemun-gu plans to actively practice solidarity by purchasing “Yeongdong-gun agricultural specialty product packages.”

Mayor Moon Seok-jin of Seodaemun-gu emphasized, “Let local governments demonstrate a more mature power of solidarity to overcome flood damage across the country.”

Since establishing a sister city relationship with Asan-si in 2005, Seodaemun-gu has actively exchanged through events such as direct trade markets during holidays, the Independence and Democracy Festival, and the Saint Hero Yi Sun-sin Festival.

Seodaemun-gu formed a sister city relationship with Yeongdong-gun in 2003, prompted by flood recovery support and delivery of flood relief supplies, and has maintained active mutual exchanges through participation in direct trade markets and youth exchanges.

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