President declares Gangneung special disaster zone after wildfires
![Pension houses right next to an apartment complex are burned by the Gangneung wildfire on Tuesday. [NEWS1]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2023/04/12/7ffdb2cd-79b7-487e-8a2c-7d3dc3a47537.jpg)
Pension houses right next to an apartment complex are burned by the Gangneung wildfire on Tuesday. [NEWS1]
President Yoon Suk Yeol declared Gangneung, Gangwon, a special disaster zone Wednesday after the coastal city suffered damages from a huge wildfire the previous day.
Yoon instructed acting Interior Minister Han Chang-seob to "exert all efforts for disaster relief to promptly allow residents to return to their daily lives," said presidential spokesperson Lee Do-woon in a written statement.
The declaration will initiate a joint damage survey to calculate the government expenditure for recovery, which will be provided in an expedited manner, added Lee.
BY SOHN DONG-JOO [sohn.dongjoo@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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