Lee Seung-woo, Director of Disaster and Safety Management Headquarters, Visits Uljin Wildfire Damage Site

Consolation for Disaster Victims Moving into Temporary Assembly Housing

Lee Seung-woo, Vice Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, visited the wildfire damage site in Uljin County on the 30th.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gwiyeol] Lee Seung-woo, Director of the Disaster Safety Management Headquarters at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, visited temporary modular housing for wildfire victims in Uljin to console the displaced residents and inspect any inconveniences.

On the 31st, Uljin County announced that Director Lee, who holds a vice-ministerial rank, visited the temporary residential facilities in Sinwha 2-ri and Gomok 3-ri, Buk-myeon, where wildfire victims moved in on the 29th, listened to the residents' difficulties, and encouraged on-site personnel.

The wildfire victims in Uljin began moving into the temporary modular houses on the 29th, and currently, 44 people across 27 households reside in three locations: Sinwha 2-ri, Sogok 1-ri, and Gomok 3-ri in Buk-myeon.

The county is additionally establishing temporary residential facilities in the Jukbyeon-myeon agricultural and industrial complex and village sites.

Director Lee Seung-woo stated, “The government is doing its utmost to support recovery, and I ask the county to also make every effort to provide meticulous support such as temporary housing and to expedite restoration so that residents can return to their daily lives quickly.”

County Governor Jeon Chang-geol said, “We will do our best to check if there are any inconveniences while the displaced residents live in temporary housing and to complete recovery as soon as possible so they can return to their normal lives.”

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