President Moon Visits Wildfire Sites... "Declaration of Uljin and Samcheok as Special Disaster Areas" (Comprehensive)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] President Moon Jae-in visited the Uljin and Samcheok areas on the 6th to console the displaced residents affected by the large-scale wildfires and promised government support. Along with this, he decided to designate the wildfire-affected areas as special disaster zones.

On the morning of the same day, President Moon visited the evacuation shelter for disaster victims set up at the Uljin National Sports Center in Gyeongbuk. Minister of the Interior and Safety Jeon Hae-cheol and Director of the Blue House National Situation Room Lee Jin-seok accompanied him on this visit.

President Moon told the residents, "Losing your homes overnight must bring an indescribable sense of loss," and added, "The government will do its best to ensure swift recovery so that residents can return to their daily lives."

He emphasized, "The fastest way the government can help is by declaring a special disaster zone so that the state can directly undertake the recovery."

Regarding this, the Blue House explained that President Moon received a report on the plan to declare the two areas as special disaster zones that morning, and after administrative procedures, official approval would be granted in the afternoon.

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