Governor Kim Dong-yeon Revisits Gapyeong Flood Damage Site, Orders Daily Life Recovery Support Payments

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Kim Gap-dong·Eom In-yong] Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon has ordered the province to provide daily life recovery support payments to affected small business owners in areas designated as 'Special Disaster Zones' in Gapyeong-gun and Pocheon-si.

Governor Kim visited Gapyeong-gun on July 20, Sunday, at Daebo Bridge in Sang-myeon, and returned again on the 22nd to issue the order for daily life recovery support payments on-site.

The province previously provided daily life recovery support to small business owners affected during heavy snow last year, offering 10 million won per household to 3,100 households. Based on this experience, the province newly established a 'Special Support Zone' and 'Daily Life Recovery Support Fund' system for the first time in the nation (ordinance effective July 2025), making this the first support following the ordinance implementation.

The province plans to provide small business owners with 6 million won +α, and affected farmers with up to 10 million won for demolition costs and other expenses. Additionally, 30 million won will be paid to bereaved families of casualties for funeral expenses.

Following Governor Kim's directive, Gapyeong-gun and other areas heavily affected by the heavy rainfall will receive the following triple and quadruple financial support:

△Special Disaster Zones receive indirect support to residents—13 categories including health insurance premium reductions, reductions in electricity, communication, and city gas charges △Special Support Zones are areas that fall short of Special Disaster Zone criteria; when the governor recognizes serious casualties or property damage, the province provides 50% support for municipal and county recovery costs △Emergency recovery funds are executed from Gyeonggi Province's disaster management fund for rapid damage recovery △Daily life recovery support payments cover small business owners, farm demolition costs, and funeral expenses for affected farmers △Farms, livestock farms, and aquaculture facilities outside insurance coverage receive up to 10 million won in support.

Regarding Special Disaster Zone designation, Governor Kim stated, "What significance does administrative boundary have in the face of such torrential damage?" and has recommended to the Ministry of Interior and Safety to include Pocheon-si's eup and myeon areas along with Gapyeong-gun. Should areas fall short of Special Disaster Zone criteria, the province is reviewing the designation of 'Special Support Zones.' Emergency recovery funds are scheduled to be executed within this week for rapid damage recovery.

Daily life recovery support payments are provided separately from the above three financial support measures to residents in affected areas, and the province is also pursuing support for livestock disaster insurance blind spots, such as miscarriage in dairy cattle caused by stress and shock.

On the 22nd, Governor Kim visited the search and rescue site for two missing persons in Marili, Jojong-myeon, Gapyeong-gun, to encourage rescue workers, and then visited the community center in Sinsang 1-ri, Jojong-myeon, where 20 residents are sheltering, to offer his condolences.

Meeting with reporters at the scene in the community center, Governor Kim stated, "I offer my sincere condolences to those who sacrificed their lives in this heavy rainfall and their families," and added, "We are prioritizing the rescue of missing persons and mobilizing all firefighting and administrative resources to conduct thorough search operations for the missing."

Governor Kim continued, "Once again, I pray for the souls of those who sacrificed, offer sincere condolences to bereaved families, pray for the quick recovery of the injured, and assure disaster victims that our province will provide maximum special support in cooperation with Gapyeong-gun and Pocheon-si," and pledged, "We will do our best in cooperation with municipal governments to ensure residents' daily life recovery is achieved as quickly as possible."