People Power Party Leaders Visit Flood-Hit Geoje and Tongyeong, Urge Swift Designation of Special Disaster Zones and Support

"Mobilizing All Administrative Resources for Recovery and Restoration of Daily Life"

The People Power Party visited flood-stricken areas such as Geoje and Tongyeong in Gyeongnam during the Liberation Day holiday, calling on the government for swift support measures, including the designation of special disaster zones, following the record-setting heavy rain damage.

People Power Party representative Donghyuk Jang (center) and floor leader Jeongsik Jung listened to an explanation from the Korea Red Cross official about the flood damage at the temporary evacuation center for affected residents set up at Okpo Elementary School in Geoje, Gyeongnam on the morning of the 18th. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

Party representative Donghyuk Jang and floor leader Jeongsik Jung canceled their previously scheduled in-house and external events on the 18th to visit Geoje, Gyeongnam, which had suffered storm damage. Their visit included the site of the landslide at Samdo Royal Mansion, the Daedong Dasup Apartment where a ground subsidence (sinkhole) had occurred, and an inspection of a temporary evacuation center set up at Okpo Elementary School for affected residents. In the afternoon, they also planned to visit Tongyeong to inspect roads and residential facilities.

Representative Jang and floor leader Jung carried out the day’s schedule together in light of the severe damage caused by record rainfall along the southern coast, including Busan, Geoje, and Tongyeong in Gyeongnam, where facilities and roads were submerged and landslides resulted in casualties. The fact that Minseok Kim, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, had visited Geoje immediately upon taking office the previous day, and that floor leader Jung’s own district (Tongyeong-Goseong) included flood-affected areas, also seemed to have influenced this joint move by the party’s top two leaders.

The People Power Party stressed at a floor strategy meeting this morning that they would go beyond simply visiting the affected areas, committing their efforts to disaster recovery and institutional reforms. They urged relevant authorities, including the central government and local administrations, to immediately designate special disaster zones and implement prompt support measures. On his social network service (SNS) account that day, floor leader Jung said, "Please focus all administrative resources on the swift recovery of the affected areas and the restoration of daily life for residents."

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