Hapcheon-gun Youth Association Holds Rally Urging Measures for Flood Damage Relief

Hapcheon Residents Angry After Flooding Demand Full Compensation for Damages with Head Shaving

Hapcheon Youth Association is shaving their heads to urge flood damage countermeasures.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The Youth Federation of Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam, held a rally on the 19th at the main gate of the Korea Water Resources Corporation Hapcheon Branch, demanding full compensation for flood damage caused by water management failure.

About 300 people, including Moon Jun-hee, mayor of Hapcheon-gun, Jeon Sam-hwan, president of the Hapcheon-gun Agricultural Managers Association, and Choi Hae-an, chairman of the Damage Compensation Countermeasures Committee, participated in the rally, issuing a statement condemning the water management failure of the Water Resources Corporation and demanding damage compensation.

In the statement, the federation claimed, "During the heavy rain period, releasing up to 2,700 tons per second without any countermeasures, which caused houses and farmlands to be submerged and cattle and pigs to drown, is a man-made disaster caused by Hapcheon Dam releasing an enormous amount of water in a short time."

They particularly pointed out that the failure to reduce the reservoir volume of Hapcheon Dam for flood control and raising the water level to 93%, which caused flooding, was due to the desire to create a wide-area water supply intake by exploiting the clear water of the Hwang River. They demanded the cancellation of the Hwanggang intake construction plan, which forces the unilateral sacrifice of Hapcheon-gun.

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