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South Korean President Lee Designates Flood-Hit Tongyeong as Special Disaster Zone

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Seoul, Sep 4 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has designated the whole southeastern city of Tongyeong as a special disaster zone eligible for government support after torrential rains...

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President Lee Jae Myung has designated the entire southeastern city of Tongyeong as a special disaster zone eligible for government support after torrential rains battered the region, a presidential spokesperson said Friday. The government plans to step up recovery efforts following extreme torrential rains hitting the city and adjacent regions, presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said in a written briefing. Late last month, the president des…

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President Lee Jae-myung additionally declared Tongyeong City in South Gyeongsang Province a special disaster zone on the 4th. Kang Yoo-jung, Senior Spokesperson for the Blue House, stated in a written briefing on the same day, “President Lee, following a joint central government investigation into the entirety of Tongyeong City—which suffered significant damage from the torrential rains that hit the southern region from the 15th to the 18th of l…

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Hwang Yun-gi = President Lee Jae-myung declared the entire city of Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, which was damaged by heavy rains last month, a special disaster zone on the 4th.

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The Blue House announced on the 4th that President Lee Jae-myung has additionally declared the entire city of Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, as a special disaster zone due to severe damage caused by torrential rains. Senior Spokesperson Kang Yoo-jung stated this in a written briefing on the same day, saying, "The additional declaration was made around 6 p.m. today following a joint central investigation." This is a follow-up measure to th…

President Lee Jae-myung has additionally declared Tongyeong City in South Gyeongsang Province, which suffered damage from recent torrential rains, as a special disaster zone. Cheong Wa Dae Senior Spokesperson Kang Yoo-jung announced in a written briefing on the afternoon of the 4th, "President Lee additionally declared the entirety of Tongyeong City in South Gyeongsang Province as a special disaster zone around 6 p.m. today, following a joint c…

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조선일보 broke the news on Friday, September 4, 2026.
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