Gangbuk-gu, Seoul (Mayor Lee Soon-hee) announced on the 2nd that it delivered relief supplies to its sister cities, Iksan-si in Jeonbuk and Buyeo-gun in Chungnam, which suffered flood damage from the heavy rains last month.
Iksan-si and Buyeo-gun were declared special disaster areas for heavy rain damage on the 25th of last month due to massive human and material damage caused by landslides, river embankment collapses, and flooding of houses and farmland from the continuous heavy rains since early July.
To assist the rapid recovery of its sister cities, Gangbuk-gu identified the necessary items for flood victims and delivered relief supplies worth approximately 1.5 million KRW, including ion drinks, cup noodles, and pre-cooked rice, on the 31st of last month.
Iksan-si and Buyeo-gun established sister city relationships with Gangbuk-gu in 2011 and 2022, respectively, and have been promoting various exchange projects such as direct agricultural product sales and participation in each city's festivals.
Mayor Lee Soon-hee expressed, "I offer my deepest condolences to the citizens of Iksan and Buyeo who suffered enormous damage to their livelihoods, including farmland painstakingly cultivated, due to the heavy rains," and added, "I hope the recovery will be completed soon so that they can return to their daily lives."
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