Gwangjin-gu Provides Flood Relief Supplies to Sister Cities Yeonggwang-gun and Chungju-si

Groceries, daily necessities, and quarantine supplies totaling 10 million won

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Seon-gap) recently delivered emergency relief supplies and letters of consolation to its sister city, Yeonggwang-gun in Jeollanam-do, and its friendship city, Chungju-si in Chungcheongbuk-do, on the 25th, which were damaged by the recent heavy rains.

Yeonggwang-gun and Chungju-si have been declared special disaster areas due to significant damage caused by the heavy rains, including casualties, displaced residents, flooding of buildings and farmland, and road washouts.

Accordingly, the district quickly identified the necessary items for the affected cities and prepared relief supplies worth a total of 10 million KRW, including food items such as cup noodles and bottled water, daily necessities such as dish detergent, wet wipes, towels, dental masks, and work gloves.

The relief supplies were delivered non-face-to-face to Yeonggwang County Office and Chungju City Hall in accordance with the social distancing measures raised to level 2, and are scheduled to be supported at the respective flood recovery sites.

Additionally, all relief supplies were purchased from small business owners in the traditional markets of Gwangjin-gu who are experiencing difficulties, thereby also supporting the local economy that has been stagnating.

Mayor Kim Seon-gap said, “With the flood damage compounded by the heatwave, it is expected that there will be difficulties in the recovery efforts in each region. I hope these relief supplies will help with the recovery of the affected areas, and I sincerely support the citizens of Yeonggwang-gun and Chungju-si to return to their daily lives as soon as possible.”

Jeollanam-do Yeonggwang-gun and Chungcheongbuk-do Chungju-si established sisterhood ties with Gwangjin-gu in 2005 and 2018 respectively, and have maintained steady exchanges such as holding direct transaction markets.

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