Former Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun Visits Haenam for Heavy Rain Damage 'On-site Inspection'

"I Will Propose Designating Haenam and Jindo Areas as Special Disaster Zones"

Myeong Hyun-gwan, Haenam County Governor (third from the right), is explaining the damage situation to former Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun. (Photo by Haenam County)

[Haenam＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Haenam County announced that former Prime Minister Jeong Se-gyun inspected the site in the Hyeonsan-myeon area of Haenam County, Jeollanam-do, where embankments were washed away and flooding damage occurred due to heavy rain on the 11th.

Due to the heavy rain, the Gusan Stream in Hyeonsan-myeon suffered damage with farmland and embankments being washed away, and nearby Forest Arboretum also experienced soil erosion causing ground subsidence, damaging the arboretum’s famous Hydrangea Garden. The county plans to close the site until the end of this month to carry out restoration work.

From the 10th to the 11th, Haenam County, including County Governor Myeong Hyeon-gwan and all staff, have been providing public support at the damage sites throughout the weekend. At the Forest Arboretum in Hyeonsan-myeon, about 150 people including 50 county employees, military personnel, and provincial government staff have been deployed for on-site restoration.

Former Prime Minister Jeong received a status briefing from Governor Myeong Hyeon-gwan and encouraged the volunteers, expressing his condolences to the affected residents.

He also stated, “Along with actively requesting support from the central government for disaster damage recovery, although the standards for damage support have been continuously raised, there are still shortcomings, and we will actively work to realize improvements.”

Those who visited the heavy rain damage area on the day included former Prime Minister Jeong Se-gyun, Jeollanam-do Governor Kim Young-rok, and National Assembly members Shin Jeong-hoon and Yang Kyung-sook, who examined the damage situation together.

Jeollanam-do Governor Kim Young-rok proposed “the declaration of a special disaster area for the Haenam and Jindo heavy rain damage regions,” and former Prime Minister Jeong Se-gyun also said he would “actively request the central government to consider this and do his best to support rapid recovery.”

Haenam＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun kh0424@asiae.co.kr

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