The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters said on the 19th it decided to allocate 71.3 billion won for July heavy rain damage restoration.
According to the headquarters, from the 8th to the 24th, a stationary front moved north and south between a cold trough to the north and the North Pacific high to the south, bringing heavy rain and causing damage in 98 cities, counties and districts nationwide.
Private facilities suffered damage including five damaged dwellings (two destroyed, three half-destroyed), 376 flooded dwelling households, 900 ha of agricultural and forest crops, 32 ha of farmland, and 231 small businesses. Public facilities reported damage including 71 river cases, 208 small rivers, 33 roads, five water supply systems, 48 water management facilities, 203 small-scale facilities, and 46 landslides.
Disaster relief funds for restoring damaged facilities were set at a total of 71.3 billion won, including 6.4 billion won for private facilities and 64.9 billion won for public facilities.
For affected residents, 3.5 million won per flooded dwelling household, 3 million won per small business for business stabilization support, and restoration expense for agricultural and forest crops and agroforestry facilities calculated by damaged area will be provided.
In addition, in four townships declared special disaster areas—Iljik-myeon, Namseon-myeon and Imha-myeon in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, and Danchon-myeon in Uiseong County—support will include: ▲ National Health Insurance premium reductions ▲ electricity and telecommunications fee reductions ▲ city gas fee reductions.
Minister Yoon Ho-jung said, "The government will promptly disburse national subsidies in line with the finalized recovery plan and, in cooperation with local governments, quickly provide disaster relief funds to affected residents," adding, "From Aug. 15, we will mobilize government administrative capacity to expedite the return to normal in areas hit by localized downpours centered on South Gyeongsang."