Mayor Lee Donghwan of Goyang Joins Volunteers in Flood Recovery Efforts

Supporting Swift Recovery of Daily Life
through Sediment Removal and Waste Disposal

On August 16, Lee Donghwan, Mayor of Goyang Special City, participated in volunteer activities for flood recovery alongside other volunteers.

Mayor Donghwan Lee of Goyang and volunteers are carrying out flood damage restoration work. Photo by Goyang Special City

This initiative was organized by the Goyang Volunteer Center, with approximately 50 volunteers taking part. They worked on removing contaminated materials and sediment from flooded homes, as well as handling damaged items and waste disposal. On this day, Mayor Lee also contributed on-site to the flood damage recovery efforts.

Lee Donghwan, Mayor of Goyang, and volunteers are carrying out flood damage recovery work. Provided by Goyang Special City

Mayor Lee Donghwan stated, "I visited the site hoping to offer some comfort to residents inconvenienced by the sudden heavy rain," and added, "We will do our utmost to help those affected return to their daily lives as quickly as possible."

Meanwhile, Goyang Special City reported a total of 260 cases of damage-including flooded homes, roads, underpasses, and damaged manholes-caused by the torrential rain that fell from August 13 to 14. During this period, Goyang experienced a maximum hourly rainfall of 121 mm and a cumulative precipitation of 270 mm. Fortunately, there were no casualties. As of the afternoon of the 13th, a total of 172 households and 245 people were reported as disaster victims, having evacuated to nearby senior centers or lodging facilities. Goyang Special City maintained Emergency Response Headquarters Level 2, with 350 personnel on emergency duty.