The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Wednesday it will actively seek emergency housing support measures for residents displaced by the Guryong Village fire in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
The ministry said it operates an emergency housing support system that provides displaced residents who have lost their homes to disasters with free housing in Korea Land and Housing Corp. rental units for up to two years, and that it plans to extend the support upon request from local governments. Under the system, LH and the local government each cover 50 percent of the costs.
The ministry added that it also has 100 modular housing units on standby for rapid deployment, which can be made available immediately once a site is secured and contract procedures are completed.
Meanwhile, a fire that broke out at Guryong Village on Tuesday afternoon was fully extinguished in the early hours of Wednesday, with 77 households comprising 107 people confirmed to have suffered losses. Gangnam-gu has set up evacuation shelters at the gymnasiums of Gaepo Middle School and Guryong Middle School, as well as at nearby accommodations.
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