Jeonnam Province Sends 'Love's Food Truck' to Andong, Gyeongbuk

Support for Wildfire Victims
Providing 1,800 Meals and More

Jeonnam Province supported a Love Meal Truck to help residents of Gyeongbuk region who suffered severe damage from wildfires. Photo by Jeonnam Province

Jeollanam-do urgently deployed the "Love Meal Truck" at Andong Yongsang Elementary School for three days until the 30th to provide meal support for residents affected by the wildfire in the Gyeongbuk region. This effort was made to comfort the victims and practice sharing.

According to Jeollanam-do on the 31st, the support included the Jeollanam-do Volunteer Center, Suncheon Volunteer Center, and the Love Meal Truck Volunteer Group, who together provided a total of 1,800 servings of food.

Additionally, to facilitate smooth recovery and support in the wildfire-affected areas, one disaster coordinator was dispatched to Yeongdeok, Gyeongbuk to lend assistance. A disaster coordinator is a dedicated personnel responsible for supporting and managing the activities of disaster field volunteers.

Furthermore, to support the daily lives of residents in the affected areas, a laundry truck will be provided in the future. If necessary, a close cooperation system will be maintained with relevant organizations and groups to enable immediate volunteer activities.

Kim Yungrok, Governor of Jeollanam-do, said, "I extend my deepest condolences and gratitude to the residents who lost their homes due to the wildfire and to the firefighting personnel who devotedly worked to extinguish the fire," and added, "We will continue to actively engage in emergency recovery and support to help the affected residents quickly return to their daily lives."

Jeollanam-do delivered a total of 500 million won worth of donations and disaster relief supplies to help the victims in Gyeongnam, Gyeongbuk, and Ulsan who suffered from the wildfire, and visited the joint memorial altar set up in Changnyeong, Gyeongnam to pay respects to the wildfire victims.

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