Lee Jae-myung's Private Visit to Uljin and Samcheok Wildfire Sites: "Ensure Full Support for Disaster Victims"

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party of Korea's presidential candidate, is talking with residents who have taken shelter at the 1st evacuation center in Samcheok Wondeok Welfare Center on the 5th. Photo by Democratic Party of Korea

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, made a private visit to Uljin, Gyeongbuk, and Samcheok, Gangwon, where a disaster was declared due to a wildfire in the early morning of the 5th.

The Democratic Party of Korea announced that the candidate visited wildfire-affected areas including Uljin National Sports Center Shelter 1, Uljin Yeonho Culture Center Shelter 2, the Joint Situation Room, and Samcheok Wondeok Welfare Center Shelter 1 in Gangwon on the morning of the same day.

At 4:18 a.m., the candidate visited Uljin National Sports Center Shelter 1 to console the evacuees and listen to the damage caused by the wildfire and the difficulties faced by the evacuees. Then, at 4:34 a.m., he visited Uljin Yeonho Culture Center Shelter 2 to check the preparations for receiving evacuees.

Immediately after visiting Yeonho Culture Center Shelter 2, he went to the Joint Situation Room set up by the Korea Forest Service, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and the Fire Agency at the Bongpyeong Silla Stele Exhibition Hall in Uljin to encourage officials and hear about the progress of wildfire suppression and evacuee protection.

The candidate also toured the fire site by vehicle and then visited Samcheok Wondeok Welfare Center Shelter 1 near the LNG production base in Gangwon to listen to the hardships and appeals of evacuees whose homes were completely destroyed by the fire, offering consolation and promising support.

After completing the site visits, the candidate conveyed the suggestions received from Uljin and Samcheok to Seo Young-kyo, the head of the campaign situation room (Chairman of the National Assembly Public Administration and Security Committee), urging thorough support for wildfire suppression and protection and assistance for evacuees.

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