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President Lee Declares Tongyeong an Additional Special Disaster Area After Heavy Rains

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

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  • South Korean President Lee Jae-myung declared the entire city of Tongyeong in South Gyeongsang Province a special disaster area after heavy rain caused extensive damage.
  • The designation followed an assessment of damage from torrential rain that fell across the southern region from the 15th to the 18th of the previous month.
  • The government said it would extend the damage-reporting period and quickly prepare recovery plans.

President Lee Jae-myung declared the entire city of Tongyeong in South Gyeongsang Province a special disaster area on the 4th after heavy rain caused widespread damage.

The decision followed a central joint assessment of damage from torrential rain that hit southern parts of the country from the 15th to the 18th of the previous month. The government had already designated Geoje as a special disaster area, along with Tongyeong’s Sanyang-eup and Bongpyeong-dong.

This time, considering the scale of the damage, we substantially extended the damage-reporting period so that the public’s losses could be counted without omissions.

· Kang Yoo-jungThe presidential spokesperson explained the extension of the damage-reporting period.

The presidential office said officials extended the period for reporting damage so that losses would be counted without omissions. It said the government would quickly prepare and support recovery plans to help affected residents return to daily life.

The government will quickly establish and support recovery plans so that affected residents can return to their daily lives as soon as possible.

· Kang Yoo-jungThe spokesperson described the government’s planned response.
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