Clearing Debris and Pulling Handcarts... Governor Park Wansu Works Diligently on Flood Recovery in Gyeongnam

Park Wansu, Governor of Gyeongnam Province, visited Geoje City, which suffered extensive damage from extreme heavy rain, to participate in flood recovery efforts.

On August 19, Governor Park visited flood-affected households in Jukjeon Village, Yeoncho-myeon, Geoje City, where he moved furniture and belongings that had been submerged by rainwater and washed each item soaked in muddy water one by one.

He personally assisted with the emergency recovery by pulling a handcart, shoveling away soil and debris, and helping with the cleanup efforts.

Governor Park Wansu of Gyeongnam Province (center) is pulling a wheelbarrow containing wet belongings and other items in Jukjeon Village, Yeoncho-myeon, Geoje City, which suffered severe rainstorm damage. [Photo by Gyeongnam Province]

Subsequently, Governor Park visited the Yeoncho Agricultural Cooperative to encourage the volunteers contributing to the recovery, and then immediately moved to the flood recovery site in Jangmok-myeon, where he inspected the damage and recovery status, and encouraged those working on site.

On August 17, he visited the Okpo-dong site in Geoje City, where casualties occurred due to a landslide; on August 18, he visited evacuation shelters for disaster victims in Geoje and Tongyeong; and on August 19, he visited damaged farms in Yeoncho-myeon and Jangmok-myeon, Geoje City, to check on the damage and progress of recovery efforts and to comfort the displaced residents.

Gyeongsangnam-do Governor Park Wansu is shoveling soil that was washed away to the Yeoncho Agricultural Cooperative Material Center in Yeoncho-myeon, Geoje City due to extreme heavy rain.
[Photo by Gyeongsangnam-do]

At the site, Governor Park stated, "We are mobilizing all available personnel and equipment from the government, military, police, fire service, and volunteer organizations at the site so that the damage can be quickly addressed and the residents can return to their daily lives as soon as possible."

He added, "The extent of the damage is so extensive that there are still many places where recovery efforts have not yet reached. I ask for active participation from volunteers so that those affected can get back on their feet as soon as possible."

On this day, approximately 100 members of the Saemaul Association, 100 Nonghyup cooperative members, and 300 members of the Geoje City Volunteer Organizations Council assisted recovery work in Yeoncho-myeon, while 60 officials from the provincial government were deployed to the recovery site in Jangmok-myeon, all working hard on the recovery efforts.

The provincial government plans to carefully assess the personnel and equipment needs at each site until emergency recovery is complete and to connect necessary support in a timely manner, with the aim of expediting the return to normal life for the affected residents as much as possible.

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