BGF Retail Provides Emergency Relief Supplies to 7 Flood-Affected Areas

Provision of Over 15,000 Food and Beverage Items Including Bottled Water and Cup Ramen

BGF Retail provided emergency relief supplies to seven flood-affected areas including Gwangju, Yeoju, and Uiwang in Gyeonggi Province.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] BGF Retail announced on the 10th that it provided emergency relief supplies to areas affected by record-breaking heavy rain and flooding.

The regions receiving emergency relief supplies include seven locations in Gyeonggi Province: Gwangju, Yeoju, Uiwang, Gwacheon, Hwaseong, Gapyeong, and Anyang. These areas experienced over 400mm of rain in a single day, causing destruction to homes and facilities and resulting in numerous displaced residents.

Upon receiving the support request, BGF Retail activated the BGF Bridge, a disaster emergency relief operation established in cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the National Disaster Relief Association. Relief supplies were urgently delivered to the affected sites through four logistics centers, including the BGF Logis Gwangju Center.

The relief supplies provided this time include approximately 15,000 food and beverage items such as bottled water, soy milk, energy tonics, chocolate bars, cup noodles, and pies. Additional support for affected areas will be considered depending on future heavy rain conditions.

Since 2015, BGF Retail has been the first in the industry to sign a business agreement with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and others for disaster prevention and relief. Based on over 30 logistics centers nationwide and the CU network across the country, it supports national disaster prevention and emergency relief activities.

A BGF Retail official stated, “We maintain a constant public-private cooperative response system to minimize damage and ensure rapid recovery amid ongoing heavy rain,” adding, “We will monitor weather conditions and utilize our nationwide business infrastructure to provide faster and more proactive support activities in the event of disasters.”

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