"Reviving the Spark of Hope" ... Warmth of Flood Recovery, Volunteers Blooming at Typhoon Damage Sites

Participation in Individual and Group Volunteering... Great Support for Disaster Recovery through Talent Donation, Equipment, and Manpower

'Nameless Angels, Heroes of the Neighborhood'... Embracing the Pain of Flood Victims as Their Own

Volunteers Blooming at the Typhoon Damage Recovery Site.

Donation of Typhoon Damage Recovery Fund to Pohang St. Mary's Hospital.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] As nationwide support is urgently needed for the unprecedentedly severe typhoon damage recovery in Pohang caused by Typhoon Hinnamnor, warm hands from volunteers gathered from all over the country?through talent donations, equipment, and manpower support?are providing great strength to damage recovery and the restoration of daily life.

Seo Sang-wook, CEO of Taesan Farm, an orchard located in Jukjang-myeon, Pohang, has supported the severely typhoon-damaged area of Hakgok-ri, Janggi-myeon, since the 6th by providing three pieces of equipment?two excavators and one dump truck?and three available personnel to assist with river maintenance and temporary road repairs.

CEO Seo said, “The damage from the typhoon I saw firsthand at the site was so severe that it felt like the hardship my own family and home were facing, which made my heart heavy and painful. I wanted to personally complete emergency repairs on even a single valley road in the village, so I decided to lend my strength.”

Warmth rolled up sleeves for flood recovery.

Kwon Jeong-mu, CEO of the cleaning specialist company Hangyeol, along with his employees, has been sweating through recovery work such as water cleaning of houses and stores in Hwan-yeo-dong, Yangdeok-dong, and Indeok-dong, which suffered flood damage, by mobilizing high-pressure washers, pumps, and trucks from immediately after the typhoon passed.

CEO Kwon said, “Neighbors who suffered unprecedentedly severe damage from the typhoon need more nationwide helping hands to return to daily life. Though small, I wanted to practice volunteering with the abilities I have to share the pain and help restore daily life as soon as possible.”

In Uchang-dong, Pohang, four people including Um Joo-man, president of Duho Electric with electrical expertise; Kim Yeon-gap, chairman of the Saemaul Association; Seo Byung-soo, head of the Autonomous Disaster Prevention Group; and resident Kim Jeong-ja volunteered their talents by providing free inspections for about 70 flooded stores and wiring replacement and repairs for about 20 locations.

Choi Young-joo, CEO of Seungri Resources in Ocheon-eup, contributed valuable support by providing two cranes and manpower he owns to collect and transport disaster waste caused by the typhoon in Yongheung-dong and Uchang-dong over a total of four days.

Medical staff from Pohang Medical Center and Gimcheon Medical Center also visited Daesong-myeon Welfare Center to check the health status of affected residents and provided medical volunteer services. The Volunteer Center in Seosan City, Chungnam Province, sent laundry vehicles to Pohang, while the Korean Red Cross and Won Buddhism provided meal vehicles, and the Korea Expressway Corporation supported with water trucks and road surface cleaning vehicles.

Full psychological support efforts to help typhoon-affected residents recover emotionally.

Along with these, a total of 70 members from the City Women’s Association Council, Saesalim Volunteer Society, and Gyeongbuk Jang Gye-hyang Promotion Association also visited Daesong-myeon on the 13th to help organize flooded houses.

The Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association, a disaster relief specialist organization, also delivered laundry support and clothing kits to typhoon victims in severely damaged Pohang.

From the 7th to the 13th, Hope Bridge supported a laundry relief vehicle equipped with large washing machines in Daesong-myeon, Nam-gu, Pohang, washing about 16,000 kg of laundry from 360 households covered in mud.

A local church provided the venue for laundry support, and the fire department and Pohang City supported fuel needed for laundry items and operation of the laundry relief vehicle.

Lee Seung-baek, CEO of Global Korea Wasco, a water-saving toilet specialist company, recently visited Pohang to meet acquaintances and upon learning about the flood damage at Jecheol-dong Administrative Welfare Center and Nam-gu Health Center, volunteered for three days, sweating through professional talent donation work such as toilet repairs, sewer pipe clearing, and internal cleaning of floors and ceilings.

Donations of relief supplies to soothe the pain of typhoon victims and support their prompt return to daily life are also continuing.

The Pohang Jukdo Fish Market Merchants Association visited Daesong-myeon on the 13th, providing 400 servings of mulhoe lunch, 1,000 masks, and bottled water to volunteers working hard on emergency typhoon damage recovery.

Fifteen members of the Korea Foodservice Industry Association Gyeongbuk Branch and Pohang Buk-gu Branch also carried out sharing volunteer work on the 14th by providing 300 servings of jajangmyeon at Janggi-myeon Post Office to affected residents. The Miso Jajangmyeon Volunteer Society under the Foodservice Industry Central Association Pohang Nam-gu Branch donated talent, and the Gumi Seonju Rotary Club supported costs to provide 500 servings of jajangmyeon on the same day for affected residents and volunteers in the Indeok area.

Shinsegae Construction Donates Relief Funds for Typhoon Damage Recovery in Pohang

The volunteer club Sosomarket at Pohang Lifelong Learning Center Women’s Culture Hall recently made 300 red bean buns and delivered them to affected residents through the Daesong-myeon disaster relief center. The 1st Marine Division installed and operated a temporary shelter for residents at Homigot and provided great support for damage recovery, including rescuing elderly people living alone in Guryongpo during the typhoon.

At Homigot, the Kkangtong Train sponsored daily necessities worth about 1 million won including ramen and snacks; graduates of the 11th class of Pohang University’s Hotel Culinary and Baking Department donated bottled water and beverages; members of the Pohang Real Estate Study Cafe donated daily necessities; and Boeun Livestock in Changpo-dong donated 500 boxes of bottled water and eggs ahead of the Chuseok holiday.

Top Mart Woo-hyeon Branch also donated daily necessities worth about 10 million won, including ramen and instant rice, on the 14th for affected residents in Uchang-dong and other areas.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok said, “So many heroes among our neighbors have come to the damage recovery sites to provide great help with organizing flooded houses and meal support for disaster victims. I sincerely thank everyone who sent warm helping hands despite the unprecedented typhoon damage and the volunteers who worked hard even during the Chuseok holiday.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.