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Busan Metropolitan City Urgently Injects KRW 100 Million from Disaster Relief Fund to Support Heatwave-Vulnerable Groups

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it will urgently allocate KRW 100 million from the Disaster Relief Fund to minimize damage to vulnerable populations amid this summer’s unprecedented heatwave.

As heatwave advisories have been issued since April—an unusual occurrence in weather observation history—extreme temperatures are expected. The City is concentrating its support on vulnerable groups including the homeless, elderly living alone, and persons with disabilities.

To expedite the support process, the funds will be donated to the Busan Community Chest of Korea as a designated contribution.

The KRW 100 million in donations will be used for the following purposes:

• ●Providing items to prevent heat-related illnesses among street homeless individuals and supporting cooling costs for homeless shelters during the heatwave

• ●Supplying heatwave prevention items to users of day-use facilities for persons with disabilities, disabled community-based vocational facilities, and senior welfare centers

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Specifically, the City plans to distribute bottled ice water to prevent heat-related illnesses among street homeless individuals, provide approximately 280 electric fans to 60 day-use facilities for persons with disabilities, and deliver around 50 electric fans to disabled vocational centers, including those for people with spinal cord injuries.

Meanwhile, the City is implementing a full-scale protection plan for vulnerable groups such as the homeless and residents of makeshift housing from June to September. It has designated July and August as key response months to ensure thorough protection efforts.

Mayor Park Heong-joon stated, “With the heatwave arriving earlier than usual, tailored and thorough support is urgently needed for vulnerable groups such as the elderly living alone, the homeless, and residents of makeshift housing,” adding, “We will implement timely and precise support based on the principle of providing assistance first and managing procedures afterward to ensure help reaches those in need.”