Kim Dong-yeon: "Injecting Approximately 17 Billion Won in Disaster Relief Funds...Will Help Over 800,000 Vulnerable Residents Get Through the Summer"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon declared, "Through preemptive measures, I will protect provincial residents from extreme heat."

Governor Kim stated through SNS on the 26th, "By injecting approximately 17 billion won from the disaster relief fund to support basic livelihood security households as well as cooling centers such as senior centers and community halls, we can help over 800,000 vulnerable residents get through the summer."

He also stated, "Through the 'Emergency Welfare Hotline,' I will ensure that comprehensive welfare support for heat wave damage can be provided," and promised, "Gyeonggi Province will do its best to protect the lives and safety of our residents."

The following is the full text of Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon's SNS statement.

<We will protect provincial residents from extreme heat through preemptive measures>

Once the rainy season ends, a long period of intense summer heat arrives. Preparation against extreme heat, intensified by climate change, is necessary.

Gyeonggi Province is taking a proactive approach.

We will provide emergency air conditioning cost support to the vulnerable.

By investing approximately 17 billion won from the disaster relief fund to support not only basic livelihood security households but also cooling centers such as senior centers and community halls, we can help over 800,000 vulnerable residents get through the summer.

The Gyeonggi Province Council actively cooperated by amending relevant ordinances. We will maximize coordination with 31 cities and counties to ensure that support is quickly implemented.

Extreme heat waves worldwide have become a new form of disaster that threatens lives. It is a frightening new normal created by the climate crisis.

Through the 'Emergency Welfare Hotline,' I will ensure that comprehensive welfare support for heat wave damage can be provided.

Gyeonggi Province will do its best to protect the lives and safety of our residents.