Council chairs away during floods

입력 2025.07.31 (04:22)

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[Anchor]

There are chairpersons of local councils who went on a two-day, one-night workshop while their constituencies were suffering significant damage from the recent heavy rainfall.

They attended lectures on image-making and re-election strategies, and enjoyed crab and drinks in Yeongdoek. Was it the right re-election strategy?

Reporter Seo Han-gil has the story.

[Report]

The roads have turned into a sea of water.

More than 20 houses have suffered flooding damage.

On the 17th, when heavy rainfall exceeding 100mm a day caused damage in Daegu's Dalseo-gu and Buk-gu, leading to evacuation orders for residents, nine chairpersons of district and county councils in Daegu left for a workshop in Yeongdeok, Gyeongsangbuk-do for a two-day, one-night schedule.

The event held at a hotel included lectures on 'Smart Strategies for Re-election' and a 'Personal Color Diagnosis' class related to image-making and skin care.

Dinner consisted of a crab course meal costing 100,000 won per person, accompanied by drinks.

[Restaurant Staff/Voice Altered: "They had a crab set meal and I think a few bottles of beer were consumed."]

The workshop was attended by chairpersons from Dalseo-gu, Buk-gu, and Dalseong-gun, where the damage was concentrated.

While some chairpersons received real-time updates on the disaster situation and returned the next morning, many completed the final schedule, which was a tour of the Victory Memorial Hall.

[Jo Gyu-hwa/Chairman of the Daegu City District and County Council Association/Chairman of the Suseong-gu Council: "I think there was a bit of a lack of thought about needing to cancel and go back to Daegu."]

The cost of the two-day, one-night workshop was about 15 million won.

It was fully funded by the council's budget.

[Kang Geum-soo/Secretary General of Daegu Participation Solidarity: "At this time of year, everyone expects flood damage, and knowing that, they still went on a workshop, which shows a disregard for the residents..."]

Civic groups are considering filing a complaint against the chairpersons for proceeding with a workshop unrelated to their duties during the flood.

This is Seo Han-gil from KBS News.

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  • Council chairs away during floods
    • 입력 2025-07-31 04:22:24
    News 9
[Anchor]

There are chairpersons of local councils who went on a two-day, one-night workshop while their constituencies were suffering significant damage from the recent heavy rainfall.

They attended lectures on image-making and re-election strategies, and enjoyed crab and drinks in Yeongdoek. Was it the right re-election strategy?

Reporter Seo Han-gil has the story.

[Report]

The roads have turned into a sea of water.

More than 20 houses have suffered flooding damage.

On the 17th, when heavy rainfall exceeding 100mm a day caused damage in Daegu's Dalseo-gu and Buk-gu, leading to evacuation orders for residents, nine chairpersons of district and county councils in Daegu left for a workshop in Yeongdeok, Gyeongsangbuk-do for a two-day, one-night schedule.

The event held at a hotel included lectures on 'Smart Strategies for Re-election' and a 'Personal Color Diagnosis' class related to image-making and skin care.

Dinner consisted of a crab course meal costing 100,000 won per person, accompanied by drinks.

[Restaurant Staff/Voice Altered: "They had a crab set meal and I think a few bottles of beer were consumed."]

The workshop was attended by chairpersons from Dalseo-gu, Buk-gu, and Dalseong-gun, where the damage was concentrated.

While some chairpersons received real-time updates on the disaster situation and returned the next morning, many completed the final schedule, which was a tour of the Victory Memorial Hall.

[Jo Gyu-hwa/Chairman of the Daegu City District and County Council Association/Chairman of the Suseong-gu Council: "I think there was a bit of a lack of thought about needing to cancel and go back to Daegu."]

The cost of the two-day, one-night workshop was about 15 million won.

It was fully funded by the council's budget.

[Kang Geum-soo/Secretary General of Daegu Participation Solidarity: "At this time of year, everyone expects flood damage, and knowing that, they still went on a workshop, which shows a disregard for the residents..."]

Civic groups are considering filing a complaint against the chairpersons for proceeding with a workshop unrelated to their duties during the flood.

This is Seo Han-gil from KBS News.

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