Gyeonggi Province to Provide 27.5 Billion Won in Disaster Relief Funds Before Chuseok Holiday

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province announced on the 4th that it plans to promptly disburse 27.5 billion won in disaster relief funds before the Chuseok holiday to help residents affected by heavy rain quickly stabilize their livelihoods.

The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters completed the first round of damage survey confirmation for private facilities from the 18th to the 28th of last month and allocated 16.7 billion won in national funds to Gyeonggi Province. In response to the national fund allocation, the province decided to act swiftly to help affected residents return to their daily lives as soon as possible.

The total provincial budget burden is 4.2 billion won, and municipal budgets total 6.6 billion won. The province plans to utilize available emergency reserve funds to execute spending rapidly. The province conducted an additional damage survey from the 29th to the 31st of last month and plans to disburse the second round of disaster relief funds as quickly as possible based on the results.

Seongnam, Gwangju, Yangpyeong, Yeoju, Uiwang (Cheonggyedong and Gochendong), and Yongin (Dongcheondong), which were designated as special disaster areas on the 22nd of last month, can receive 70% support from national funds. Municipalities that are not classified as special disaster areas or severely affected areas (areas that lack the criteria for special disaster designation but can receive national funding) can also receive 50% national support if damage of 30 million won or more occurs.

In particular, the national fund allocation includes 2 million won per case to support small business flooding damage, and approximately 3,795 people in Gyeonggi Province are expected to benefit.

Rainfall from 0:00 on the 8th of last month to 7:00 a.m. on the 17th averaged 428.9mm, resulting in massive damage: 5 deaths, 6,038 residential buildings affected (21 completely destroyed, 35 partially destroyed, 5,982 flooded), 10 vessels, 109.17 hectares of farmland, and 3.96 hectares of vinyl greenhouses.

In-kind assistance includes up to 20 million won for deaths, 16 million won for completely destroyed houses, 8 million won for partially destroyed houses, and 2 million won for flooded houses.

Earlier, Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon urged the swift disbursement of disaster relief funds for the rapid recovery of residents affected by the heavy rain. In the meantime, Gwangju City, as well as Ansan, Uijeongbu, Suwon, and Namyangju have proactively provided advance payments of 1,479 cases totaling 1.8 billion won.