Jindo-gun, Working Hard to Recover from Heavy Rain Damage

Published 09 Jul.2021 14:52(KST)

Volunteers Participate in Flood Damage Recovery of 5-Day Market Shops and Homes

Joint Free Repair Team from Large Corporations Receives Outpouring of Support Nationwide

At Jogeum-ri 5-day Market, a joint free repair team for electronic products is operating. (Photo by Jindo-gun)

[Jindo＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Jindo County in Jeonnam has launched a rapid recovery effort for Jogeum Market and other areas affected by flooding due to heavy rain.

On the 9th, the county announced that the Jindo County Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters is systematically investigating the damage situation and will focus on preparing measures to prevent recurrence.

County Governor Lee Dong-jin, through an emergency countermeasure meeting, instructed related agencies to cooperate and ensure thorough recovery so that affected residents can return to their daily lives as soon as possible.

The county is making every effort to restore the damage in cooperation with related organizations such as the police station, military units, and Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO).

Currently, about 80 volunteers including members of the Jindo County Saemaeul Association are participating in cleaning up household items and goods damaged by flooding to support small business owners and flood-affected households in Jogeum-ri 5-day Market and seven flooded towns and townships.

From the 9th to the 16th, Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Winia Dimchae, and Winia Electronics are operating a joint free repair team at Jogeum-ri 5-day Market to inspect and repair damaged home appliances.

Additionally, Hyundai Motor Company provided three laundry vehicles to Jogeum Market and Gojak Village in Jindo-eup, offering laundry services in cooperation with the Red Cross Volunteer Society and the police station.

Gas and water supply to flooded households where gas, water, and electricity were interrupted have been restored, and electricity supply will be resumed sequentially after safety inspections.

To prevent secondary damage such as infectious diseases, disinfection of the affected areas was completed centered on the public health center, and the Agricultural Cooperative Federation supplied 60 water pumps to Jindo County on the 9th to be deployed in flooded farmland and low-lying flooded areas.

From the 3rd to the 6th, about 504mm of rainfall concentrated in Jindo County caused total damage estimated at 12.4 billion KRW. Damage included flooding of 122 vehicles and 241 houses, as well as flooding of 5,149 hectares of rice paddies and damage to overturned aquaculture farms.

Governor Lee Dong-jin said, “We are deploying all available administrative power to swiftly carry out recovery efforts so that residents can return to their daily lives as soon as possible.”