Jindo County Council Urges Declaration of Special Disaster Area Due to Heavy Rainfall

Jindo County Council has demanded that Jindo County be declared a special disaster area for damage recovery and compensation. (Photo by Jindo County)

[Jindo＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] The Jindo County Council has urged the government to promptly declare a special disaster area to aid recovery from the heavy rain damage.

According to Jindo County on the 21st, they demanded that Jindo County be declared a special disaster area to ensure swift and practical damage recovery and compensation related to the record-breaking heavy rains that continued from the 3rd to the 6th.

In a resolution, the Jindo County Council stated, “The difficulties and suffering of Jindo residents are indescribably severe due to the flooding of the market in Jogum-ri, Jindo-eup on the 5th caused by the heavy rains, as well as household vehicle flooding, suspension of gas, water, and electricity supply, flooding of farmland and lowlands, and the death of aquatic life due to capsizing.”

Furthermore, the Jindo County Council insisted, “Along with the declaration of a special disaster area, an immediate revision of the ‘Framework Act on the Management of Disasters and Safety,’ which fails to reflect the unique characteristics of underdeveloped farming and fishing villages, is necessary.”

Chairperson Park Geum-rye said, “We will strive for the prompt declaration of a special disaster area and realistic damage compensation and recovery so that the pain of residents affected by the unexpected record-breaking heavy rains can be healed and they can embrace hope for recovery.”

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