Samcheok, Yangyang, Yeongdeok, Uljin, and Ulleung 5 Cities and Counties Declared 'Special Disaster Areas'

Ministry of the Interior and Safety Prioritizes Support for 5 Cities and Counties Severely Affected by Typhoons 'Maysak' and 'Haishen'

On the 3rd of this month, strong winds and heavy rain from Typhoon 'Maysak' caused damage to roads throughout Ulleungdo. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] The government announced on the 15th that it will designate five local governments?Samcheok-si and Yangyang-gun in Gangwon, Yeongdeok-gun, Uljin-gun, and Ulleung-gun in Gyeongbuk?that suffered significant damage from Typhoons 'Maysak' and 'Haishen' earlier this month as special disaster zones.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety conducted an urgent preliminary damage survey, similar to the one during last month's heavy rains, significantly shortening the investigation period required for declaring special disaster zones. Based on this, it plans to provide faster support for the restoration of damaged facilities and the stabilization of residents' lives in the affected local governments.

Additionally, from today until the 18th, the 'Central Disaster Damage Joint Investigation Team' will be dispatched to the typhoon-affected local governments to review the possibility of additional special disaster zone declarations for areas not initially included in the priority declaration and to establish recovery plans for the typhoon-affected regions.

Minister of the Interior and Safety Jin Young said, "As with the heavy rains in August, we have swiftly moved to declare special disaster zones to help residents and regions devastated by severe wind and flood damage as quickly as possible. We will do our best to ensure that the affected residents can return to their daily lives promptly."

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