Yoon Declares Sunchang-gun Ssangchi-myeon a Special Disaster Area Due to Heavy Snow, Cold Wave, and Strong Wind Damage
Damage amount exceeds declaration standard of 600 million won with 840 million won
[Asia Economy Reporter Kiho Sung] On the 11th, President Yoon Seok-yeol declared Ssangchi-myeon, Sunchang-gun, Jeonbuk, which met the criteria for special disaster area designation at the eup, myeon, and dong levels among the areas damaged by heavy snow, cold wave, and strong winds from December 21 to 24 last year, as a special disaster area.
Ssangchi-myeon, Sunchang-gun, Jeonbuk, which was declared a special disaster area today, is a region where agricultural facility damages such as vinyl greenhouses and livestock barns were concentrated due to heavy snow (Sunchang 63.7cm) mainly in the Jeonbuk area during the recent heavy snow period.
The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters announced that in the areas declared as special disaster areas, part of the disaster relief funds borne by local governments will be converted to national funds for support.
In addition, disaster relief funds will be provided with national and local funds to residents affected in 45 other local governments including Namwon-si, Jeonbuk, and Damyang-gun, Jeonnam.
For reference, the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters stated that there have been a total of four declarations of special disaster areas due to heavy snow damage so far, and this declaration is the first in about 12 years since the heavy snow in February 2011.
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Lee Sang-min, head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, said, “I hope this special disaster area declaration will help stabilize the affected areas,” and urged, “Local governments should take measures to ensure that disaster relief funds are promptly provided to private facilities such as vinyl greenhouses damaged before the Lunar New Year holiday.”
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