"Accelerating Recovery Efforts" Lee Kang-deok, Mayor of Pohang, Welcomes Declaration of Entire Pohang as Special Disaster Area Due to Typhoon Damage

Lee Gang-deok, Mayor of Pohang (left), is inspecting the typhoon damage site.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Pohang City in Gyeongbuk welcomed the declaration on the 6th of the entire Pohang area as a special disaster zone due to heavy rain caused by Typhoon No. 12 ‘Omais’ which caused significant damage.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok of Pohang expressed his determination to do his best for rapid recovery, supported by the special disaster zone declaration.

The government declared the entire Pohang City a special disaster zone on the afternoon of the 6th.

Initially, only Jukjang-myeon in Pohang, where damage was concentrated, was likely to be designated, but as the damage tally increased, the entire Pohang City was declared a special disaster zone.

With the designation as a special disaster zone, up to 80% of the national budget will be supported for the restoration of public facility damages, accelerating the recovery process. It will also become possible to provide disaster relief funds to affected residents before Chuseok.

In addition to existing support such as deferral and reduction of national and local tax payments for affected residents, reductions will also apply to health insurance premiums, communication, electricity, and city gas costs.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok strongly requested the government to declare a special disaster zone from immediately after the typhoon’s arrival, directing rapid damage recovery at various sites including Jukjang-myeon.

After the heavy rain damage occurred, Mayor Lee has been conducting on-site inspections daily and working hard on recovery efforts.

Mayor Lee said, “I am grateful to government officials, the Governor of Gyeongbuk Province, local lawmakers, and volunteers who have worked hard for the early designation of the special disaster zone and who have sweated in volunteer work for recovery. We will promptly proceed with related procedures such as providing disaster relief funds so that affected residents can return to their daily lives as soon as possible.”

Pohang City reported that the estimated recovery cost based on its own tally until the 5th reached 23.6 billion KRW, and plans to continuously request that recovery and damage support be realized and that crop damage be included.

In addition, to permanently block damage from typhoons and heavy rain, the city plans to secure budget support for the improvement and restoration of local rivers.

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