Gwangju Seo-gu, All-Out Effort to Restore Damage from Heavy Rainfall

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Seo Daeseok) is making every effort to restore damage caused by flooding of houses and farmland due to continuous heavy rain since the 7th.

According to Seo-gu on the 10th, damage such as road flooding and house flooding occurred in several areas including Gwangcheon-dong, Seochang-dong, and Nongsung 2-dong due to this heavy rain.

The district conducted emergency duty on the 8th and 9th, deploying about 500 employees from 28 departments of the main office and 18 dong community centers to carry out rapid restoration work.

The restoration work carried out over the weekend of the 8th and 9th was conducted in flooded areas including 13 households in Gwangcheon-dong, 8 households in Seochang-dong, commercial buildings in Nongsung 2-dong, and a kindergarten located in Yudeok-dong.

Civil servants and volunteers participating in the restoration work on that day removed soil and floating debris from the damaged areas, cleaned the interiors of damaged houses and commercial buildings, and organized household items.

In addition, they plan to focus on emergency restoration and debris collection in three sections located between Gwangju Bridge and Gwangcheon 2 Bridge.

Centered on the Parks and Greenery Division and the Construction Division, five vehicles including large cranes will be deployed to collect debris and waste in the three sections: Gwangju Bridge to Yangdong Bridge, Yangdong Bridge to Gwangcheon 1 Bridge, and Gwangcheon 1 Bridge to Gwangcheon 2 Bridge.

Along with this, flood waste and recyclables generated from houses and roadside areas due to the heavy rain will also be collected and processed.

To this end, about 200 personnel including four cleaning task forces, roadside environment managers, and public workers, as well as five street cleaning vehicles and five cargo trucks will be deployed.

General waste including roadside soil, wood, large waste, home appliances, and recyclables will be promptly processed through commissioned companies.

A Seo-gu official said, “Many areas suffered damage due to this heavy rain,” and added, “We will do our utmost to quickly restore the damage and minimize inconvenience to residents.”

Meanwhile, Seo-gu plans to organize support personnel by district office departments according to the damage reception status to continuously support damage restoration.