South Korea established an interagency recovery support team on Sunday after severe rainfall and landslides killed ten people nationwide. Interior Minister Yun Ho-jung announced during a Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters meeting in Sejong. The government transitions from emergency response operations to damage recovery efforts. All available resources from the interior ministry and affected local governments will support swift restoration work. Officials plan to survey the extent of the damage and recommend special disaster zone designations to President Lee Jae-myung.
Prime Minister Kim Min-seok directed Agriculture Minister Song Mi-ryung to visit Sancheong County and develop support measures. The Prime Minister ordered the Interior Minister to travel to the damaged regions on Monday for resident consultation and detailed support planning. Heavy rains and landslides began on Wednesday and have caused ten fatalities, with nine people missing. Sancheong County suffered the heaviest losses with six deaths and seven missing persons. Emergency teams continue search and rescue operations while assessing the damage to infrastructure across multiple provinces.
Prime Minister Kim Min-seok directed Agriculture Minister Song Mi-ryung to visit Sancheong County and develop support measures. The Prime Minister ordered the Interior Minister to travel to the damaged regions on Monday for resident consultation and detailed support planning. Heavy rains and landslides began on Wednesday and have caused ten fatalities, with nine people missing. Sancheong County suffered the heaviest losses with six deaths and seven missing persons. Emergency teams continue search and rescue operations while assessing the damage to infrastructure across multiple provinces.
