Pohang City Surpasses 100,000 Applications for Earthquake Damage Support Funds... "Even Minor Damages Accepted Until End of August"

On the 1st, Mayor Lee Kang-deok of Pohang is conducting outreach promotion 30 days before the deadline for earthquake damage claims.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Pohang City announced on the 23rd that the number of applications for support funds under the Special Act for Earthquake Investigation and Damage Relief, which began on September 21 last year, has surpassed 100,000 as of the 19th.

Among the 101,022 applications received, the breakdown by type is as follows: 1,393 cases of human casualties, 89,026 cases of housing damage, 7,467 cases of small business owners, 449 cases of small and medium enterprises, 164 cases of agricultural and livestock facilities, 306 cases of religious facilities, and 2,217 cases of household goods and others. Approximately 88% of the total damage reports are related to housing damage.

In particular, as the deadline for applications approaches on August 31, the number of damage reports continues to increase. The average daily number of applications this month is 1,033, more than double the number received up to last month, with a maximum of 1,718 applications received in a single day.

The total number of applications includes some joint names and duplicate submissions, and it is expected that accurate figures can be determined after these are sorted out.

A Pohang City official stated, "We have improved the system so that online applications, which were previously only available from 8 a.m. to midnight on weekdays, can now be submitted 24 hours a day including weekends," adding, "We are doing our best to ensure that no damage reports caused by the earthquake are missed."

Meanwhile, earthquake damage reports can be submitted until the 31st at the City Hall Disaster Prevention Policy Division, local administrative welfare centers, and the Heunghae base reception center (Heunghae Comprehensive Welfare and Culture Center).

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