'Heavy Rain in 80 Years'... Government and Ruling Party to Review 'Flood Damage Measures' Tomorrow

Budget and Victim Loan Support

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] On the afternoon of the 10th, the People Power Party and the government plan to hold an emergency party-government consultation meeting at the National Assembly to review the government's flood damage countermeasures.

According to the People Power Party on the 9th, the emergency party-government consultation meeting scheduled for 2 p.m. on the 10th at the National Assembly main building will be attended by government officials including Visit Byeong-gyu, Director of the Office for Government Policy Coordination, Kim Joo-hyun, Chairman of the Financial Services Commission, Choi Sang-dae, 2nd Vice Minister of Strategy and Finance, and Kim Seong-ho, Director of the Disaster and Safety Management Headquarters at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

From the party side, Emergency Response Committee Chairman Joo Ho-young, Floor Leader Kwon Seong-dong, Policy Committee Chairman Seong Il-jong, and Senior Deputy Floor Leader Song Eon-seok are expected to attend.

Meanwhile, the party-government consultation meeting is expected to discuss budget support for flood damage recovery and loan support for victims.

The previous day, hourly rainfall in Seoul reached the highest level in 80 years, causing record-breaking heavy rain in the central region, resulting in deaths, missing persons, and injuries in the Seoul metropolitan area including Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon. Facility damages such as road closures and subway flooding also numbered in the hundreds.

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