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Busan Metropolitan City Provides KRW 100 Million in Disaster Relief Fund and 90 Tons of “Soonsoo 365” Bottled Water to Drought-Stricken Gangneung, Helping Overcome the Disaster Situation

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it will urgently provide KRW 100 million in disaster relief fund to Gangneung, where daily life has been severely disrupted by an unprecedented drought.

Gangneung declared a state of disaster due to the extreme drought on August 30 and has implemented water rationing measures as its water sources have run dry.

In response, the city will designate and donate KRW 100 million in disaster relief fund to the Busan Community Chest of Korea to support the daily lives of Gangneung residents.

At the same time, the Busan Water Authority (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) will provide a total of 90 tons of Busan’s bottled water, “Soonsoo 365,” to drought-stricken areas of Gangneung to help alleviate the water crisis.

On September 3, the Authority made an initial emergency delivery of 10,000 bottles (1.8 liters each), totaling 18 tons.

Following this first delivery, the Authority will significantly increase its support fourfold, adding another 40,000 bottles (1.8 liters each), totaling 72 tons. To prepare for the possibility of a prolonged drought, the Authority plans to transport 10,000 bottles at a time over four trips throughout September.

This support initiative is being carried out to overcome the drought through “sharing water,” ease the daily inconveniences of Gangneung residents, and realize “water welfare.”

Meanwhile, the city’s Fire and Disaster Headquarters has been supporting Gangneung since September 8 by deploying three water tank trucks to help minimize the impact of the drought.

Mayor Park Heong-joon stated, “I hope this support will provide some relief to the people of Gangneung, who are suffering from an unprecedented water shortage, and I look forward to all local governments joining forces to overcome this disaster as quickly as possible.”