Governor Kim Youngrok: "We Will Focus Administrative Efforts on Flood Damage Recovery and Support"

Visit to Damyang Strawberry Greenhouse Flood Site
Offering Comfort and Pledging Support to Affected Farmers
System Improvements Including Expansion of Disaster Insurance

Jeollanam-do Governor Kim Youngrok visited the flooded strawberry seedling facility greenhouse in Bongsan-myeon, Damyang, on the afternoon of the 20th to inspect the damage and ordered the prompt restoration of the facility. Provided by Jeonnam Province

On July 20, Jeollanam-do Governor Kim Youngrok visited the site of flood damage to strawberry seedling and greenhouse facilities in Bongsan-myeon, Damyang, where he offered words of comfort to affected farmers and pledged to devote every effort to swift restoration and practical support.

Due to the extreme heavy rainfall that continued for three days until July 19, approximately 7,540 hectares of crops, including rice and greenhouse horticulture in various parts of Jeollanam-do such as Damyang, were flooded.

In particular, Damyang recorded a maximum rainfall of 360.6 mm, resulting in significant damage to many farms according to official estimates.

Governor Kim stated, "I am here to directly witness the difficulties faced by farmers and to prepare prompt restoration measures and practical support plans. Above all, I would like to extend my deepest condolences to the farmers who have suffered damage."

He continued, "Jeollanam-do will mobilize all administrative capabilities to ensure that disaster recovery funds and insurance payments are provided without delay by operating a rapid damage assessment and recovery support system. We will also quickly improve preventive infrastructure such as agricultural drainage channels and small streams to reduce future damage from natural disasters."

He further emphasized, "We will continue to strengthen our natural disaster prevention and response systems and stand by affected farms until they can quickly return to their daily lives."

He added, "Recently, as abnormal weather and natural disasters have become more frequent and larger in scale, natural disasters have now become a structural risk factor that threatens the livelihoods of farmers, beyond being a simple disaster. To respond to this, crop disaster insurance is not an option but a necessity. Jeollanam-do and local cities and counties will do their utmost to minimize the economic damage to farms caused by disasters, including providing 90% of the insurance premiums."