Hope Bridge Provides Emergency Relief Supplies for Gangneung Wildfire

Emergency Relief Sets, Bottled Water, and Snacks: 9,719 Items

The Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association announced on the 11th that it is urgently providing a total of 9,719 relief items, including emergency relief sets and food supplies, to disaster victims in the wildfire-affected areas of Gangneung, Gangwon Province.

The emergency relief items include ▲500 emergency relief sets ▲5,480 bottles of 500ml water ▲1,030 cup noodles ▲1,080 canned beverages ▲1,626 snacks, which are being delivered to Gangneung Arena where the evacuees are sheltering. The cup noodles, beverages, and snacks were provided with the sponsorship of BGF Retail.

An employee of Hope Bridge is loading emergency relief supplies into a vehicle for the victims of the Gangneung wildfire that occurred on the 11th.
[Photo by Hope Bridge]

Hope Bridge has dispatched a response team to communicate on-site with local governments such as Gangneung City and Gangwon Province and to identify additional necessary supplies. Additionally, volunteer groups will be deployed to assist the disaster victims, and a special vehicle called the ‘Healing Bus’ will be provided to support psychological recovery.

The Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association is currently conducting an emergency fundraising campaign to help neighbors affected by the wildfire.

Meanwhile, Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association, a specialized disaster relief fundraising organization, was established in 1961 through the collaboration of nationwide newspapers, broadcasters, and social organizations. It is a purely private organization and the only legally authorized relief organization in Korea that can provide disaster relief funds for natural disaster victims.

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