Suwon City Mobilizes to Support Nationwide Flood-Stricken Regions

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City has rolled up its sleeves to support flood-stricken regions in Gyeonggi, South Chungcheong, North Chungcheong, and South Jeolla provinces, providing relief supplies and assisting in recovery operations.

On the 11th, the city delivered relief supplies for disaster victims to Chungju City in North Chungcheong and Damyang and Gokseong counties in South Jeolla. The Suwon Saemaul Association and Suwon City Volunteer Center also delivered rice worth 3 million won to Chungju City on the same day.

The Suwon City Volunteer Center operated a "Mobile Meal Service for Love" at a temporary evacuation shelter (community hall) in Masan-myeon, Gurye-gun from the 11th to 12th, providing dinner on the 11th and breakfast and lunch on the 12th to disaster victims and recovery workers.

Additionally, Ajou University's Graduate School of Public Policy delivered relief supplies including instant rice, ramyeon, bottled water, and tissue to Damyang and Gokseong counties in South Jeolla (11th) and Naju and Namwon cities (12th).

On the 12th, Mayor Yeom Tae-young and Ajou University Graduate School of Public Policy Dean Kim Heung-sik visited flood-affected areas in Geumji-myeon, Namwon City, and delivered relief supplies to Namwon Mayor Lee Hwan-ju. Mayor Yeom also assisted in recovery work in Geumji-myeon on that day.

On the 13th, the Yulcheon-dong Leaders Council is planned to provide daily necessities to Jecheon City in North Chungcheong and support recovery work through volunteer activities. Additionally, the Democratic Unification Advisory Council's Suwon Chapter plans to deliver food ingredients and household items worth 3 million won to flood-affected areas in Yongin City and conduct volunteer recovery work.

On the 14th, the Suwon City Council's volunteer group is scheduled to support recovery operations in flood-affected areas in Anseong City.

The city operates the "Suwon City Disaster Relief Volunteer Group" and is contributing efforts to recovery work in flood-stricken regions. On the 9th, the group visited Iljeok-myeon in Anseong City to organize household items from flooded homes and clear debris accumulated in various locations.

The city's disaster relief volunteer group consists of members and volunteers from 11 different fields including medical volunteer service, home repair, traffic assistance, and disaster victim relief.

The city plans to monitor the nationwide flood situation and listen to opinions from affected local governments before conducting activities such as operating "Mobile Meal Service for Love" (providing meals for disaster victims and volunteers), recovering flood-damaged homes and farmland, and distributing relief supplies.

Meanwhile, the city and Suwon City Volunteer Center provided emergency relief supplies including 300 pairs of boots and 2,000 bottles of water on the 7th to Cheonan and Asan cities and Yesan County in South Chungcheong, which were affected by heavy rainfall. On the 9th, the city delivered relief supplies including water, ramyeon, instant rice, and toothpaste and toothbrushes to Gurye-gun and Hwasun-gun in South Jeolla, which were flood-affected areas.

A city official said, "We will take the lead in mobilizing all available resources to support flood-stricken regions" and "We will actively help affected residents return to their daily lives."