Opposition Leaders Mobilize to Flood Sites... "Declare 'Special Disaster Zones' in Heavy Rain Areas"

Scheduled to Visit Gangnam Guryong Village on the Afternoon of the 10th
Urging the Government to Establish Practical Support Measures

Park Hong-geun, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending the Emergency Measures Committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the 10th and delivering an opening remark. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] The leadership of the Democratic Party of Korea will head directly to the flood damage site on the 10th. This is interpreted as emphasizing the ruling party's visit to the people's livelihood sites and comforting the public.

Party leaders, including Floor Leader Park Hong-geun, plan to visit a temporary shelter set up in Guryong Village, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, at 3 p.m. that day.

Shin Hyun-young, spokesperson for the Democratic Party, said at the emergency committee back briefing that "Today, the Democratic Party leadership plans to visit the flood damage sites in the metropolitan area," adding, "Due to heavy rain, on-site inspection is necessary, and we plan to visit the temporary shelters to comfort the victims and hold meetings."

Spokesperson Shin explained, "Floor Leader Park, party officials, and the spokesperson group will go together," adding, "There is a possibility that local assembly members from Gangnam-gu, including the district chairman, and members of the Administrative Safety Committee will also attend," and "We are trying to send as many people as possible."

On the same day, Floor Leader Park said in the emergency committee's opening remarks, "The damage to the people caused by this heavy rain is indescribable," and urged, "The government should declare the concentrated heavy rain areas as special disaster zones and promptly prepare practical support measures."

He added, "A family suffered a tragedy overnight," and expressed, "I offer my condolences to the victims and bereaved families who lost their lives due to the heavy rain." He continued, "The record-breaking heavy rain in 80 years resembles a national disaster situation," and said, "As a politician, I bow my head in apology for the sacrifice of the people in Seoul, disguised as a city with cutting-edge infrastructure, due to the heavy rain."