Gyeonggi Province Provides Emergency Disaster Management Fund of 200 Million Won to Yongin, Paju, Yeoncheon, and Gapyeong

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hoon] Gyeonggi Province is providing emergency disaster management funds from the provincial budget to all 31 municipalities for emergency restoration, including emergency support of 200 million won each to four municipalities including Paju, which suffered significant damage from heavy rains.

According to the province on the 7th, it plans to provide 200 million won each to Yongin, Paju, Gapyeong, and Yeoncheon—four municipalities deemed to have suffered the most damage—by the 10th at the latest. Previously, on the 4th, the province provided 600 million won in total (200 million won each) to Icheon, Anseong, and Yeoju, which suffered significant damage including reservoir collapse.
Additionally, the province plans to provide emergency support of 50 million won each to the remaining 24 municipalities for emergency restoration and proactive measures. This amounts to providing a total of 2.6 billion won to all 31 municipalities.

Kim Hee-gyeom, Vice Governor of Gyeonggi Province, said at a situation assessment meeting held in the morning of that day at the Provincial Government's Disaster Situation Room regarding heavy rain preparedness, “I understand that disaster management funds for each municipality will be insufficient. These should be prioritized in supplementary budget allocations.” He added, “We will provide provincial disaster management funds for minimal emergency restoration, so municipalities must mobilize all available resources to recover from damage as quickly as possible.”
Furthermore, Vice Governor Kim stated, “Above all, relief measures for disaster victims are important. Please pay attention to the housing issues of disaster victims by utilizing prefabricated housing or vacant rental housing as Governor Lee Jae-myeong recommended to President Moon Jae-in.” He urged, “Make efforts to quickly assist disaster victims in flooded areas through civic organizations and volunteer groups.”

Meanwhile, as of 7 a.m. on the 7th from 0:00 on the 1st, Gyeonggi Province has recorded an average cumulative rainfall of 382.1mm. The areas with the most rainfall include Yeoncheon 715.5mm, Gapyeong 587.5mm, and Yeoju 544.0mm. During this period of heavy rain, Gyeonggi Province has experienced casualties of 9 people, including 8 deaths and 1 missing person, and 285 disaster victims from 165 households. Additionally, damage has occurred at 109 landslide sites, 17 agricultural infrastructure facilities such as reservoirs, 31 rivers, 360 residential units with flooding, 2,221.6ha of crops, and 3,025 vinyl greenhouses.