Yeoju-si Receives Snowstorm Damage Reports and Supports Affected Farms... Considering Declaration of Special Disaster Area

Mayor Lee Chung-woo: "We will support minimizing damage to farmers"

Yeoju City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Chung-woo) announced on the 2nd that more than 8.3 billion KRW in damages occurred due to the heavy snowfall on the 27th and 28th, including 2.8 billion KRW in the agricultural sector and 5.5 billion KRW in the livestock sector (as of November 30). Accordingly, an emergency disaster safety meeting was convened on the 29th to assess the damage status and discuss support measures, and measures were taken to ensure that damage assessment and reception work proceeded smoothly in the city’s eup, myeon, and dong districts.

Song Miryeong, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, National Assembly member Kim Seongyo, Yeoju Mayor Lee Chungwoo, City Council Chairman Park Doohyeong, Provincial Assembly members Seo Gwangbeom and Kim Gyuchang, and about 30 others, including officials from the Nonghyup, visited the flower cultivation complex in Heungcheon-myeon and the damaged melon greenhouse facilities in Geumsa-myeon on the 1st to console the affected farmers. Photo by Yeoju City

On the 1st, a total of about 30 people, including Song Mi-ryeong, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, National Assembly member Kim Seon-gyo, Yeoju Mayor Lee Chung-woo, City Council Chairman Park Doo-hyung, Provincial Assembly members Seo Gwang-beom and Kim Gyu-chang, and officials from the Nonghyup, visited the flower cultivation complex in Heungcheon-myeon and the melon facility greenhouses in Geumsa-myeon to inspect the damage. At this event, Mayor Lee Chung-woo received a report on the heavy snowfall damage status in the Yeoju area, listened to the difficulties of the affected farmers, and promised prompt restoration support.

In the agricultural sector, damages were recorded at 1.4 billion KRW for facility vinyl greenhouses and 400 million KRW for ginseng cultivation facilities. In the livestock sector, there were 99 damaged livestock barns and losses of 3 hectares and 33,008 heads (33,000 broilers and 8 dairy cows). In particular, many damages occurred to flower, melon, and vegetable cultivation facilities, requiring swift restoration. Access to ginseng cultivation facilities is difficult, causing delays in damage reporting from farms outside the area, so the damaged area may increase further.

Due to the heavy snowfall on the 27th and 28th, greenhouses in Yeoju City have been crushed. Provided by Yeoju City

Yeoju City, in cooperation with the military units (7th Corps, 2nd Battalion) and the Yeoju Volunteer Center, supported 25 volunteer personnel and 16 military personnel to flower farms on the 1st, and eup, myeon, and dong districts are operating support desks for restoration personnel.

After receiving reports on the heavy snowfall damage status from relevant departments, Mayor Lee Chung-woo plans to request the government and Gyeonggi Province to declare a special disaster area, emphasizing, “We will support damage restoration and practical assistance to ensure that next year’s farming activities proceed without disruption and that farmers’ damages are minimized.”

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