Suwon Disaster Relief Volunteer Corps Participates in Flood Recovery in Anseong City's Ilchuk-myeon

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City announced that the 'Suwon Disaster Relief Volunteer Corps' visited the flood-affected areas in Ilchuk-myeon, Anseong City on the 9th and contributed to recovery efforts.

A total of 25 people—17 disaster relief volunteer corps members, 8 public officials including Wang Cheol-ho, head of the Suwon City Autonomous Administration Division—conducted volunteer activities from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. that day, organizing household items from flooded homes and clearing accumulated sediment from various locations. The Suwon Disaster Relief Volunteer Corps comprises members and volunteer workers from 11 organizations including medical volunteers, home repair services, traffic volunteers, and disaster victim relief.

The government declared 7 local governments, including Anseong City, as 'Special Disaster Areas' on the 7th. Anseong City is the only one in Gyeonggi Province. The city suffered significant damage from heavy rain, including residential flooding, agricultural land flooding, and landslides.

Suwon City plans to confirm the national flood situation, hear from affected local governments, and conduct activities including operating 'Food Cart of Love' (providing meals for disaster victims and volunteer workers), recovering flood-damaged homes and farmland, and providing relief supplies.

Meanwhile, Suwon City and the Suwon Volunteer Center provided relief supplies—bottled water, dried seaweed, instant rice, toothpaste and toothbrushes—to Gurye-gun and Hwasun-gun in South Jeolla Province on the afternoon of the 9th. Officials from Suwon City and the Suwon Volunteer Center visited Gurye-gun Office and Hwasun-eup Office to deliver the supplies. On the 7th, emergency flood recovery supplies including 300 pairs of rubber boots and 2,000 bottles of drinking water were provided to Cheonan and Asan cities and Yesan-gun in South Chungcheong Province, which were affected by heavy downpours.

A Suwon City official said, "We will mobilize all available resources and take the lead in supporting flood-affected areas going forward. We will help residents experiencing hardship from flooding return to their daily lives."