Following Typhoon Khanun that struck Sokcho City and damaged the works of 'Artisan A', who had been drawing Korean paintings for a long time in the region, the youth volunteer group We Are One gathered heart and conducted a flood recovery effort.

Artisan A said, “I relocated to Sokcho because it served me favourably in my profession, but after the damage suffered, I feel utterly helpless.”

Young people from the Sokcho branch of We Are One, Gangwon city, met Mr. A while participating in the flood recovery drive, expressed words of comfort and lent a helping hand.

In addition, the Sokcho branch not only collected typhoon litter, but also toiled arranging household items strewn about the area.

Mr. Jang (75), a citizen of Sokcho, said, “As soon as I hung up the phone with my children out of the country, there was a bang, and the retaining wall collapsed and soil was pushed into the house. It was agonising, but I'm really grateful that the We Are One volunteers came and cleaned it up by hand.”

Member Eun-ji Ahn, who participated in the volunteer service, saw the flood damage site and said, “People are in desperate need of help, but it is unfortunate that we cannot help everyone.”

Jeong-soo Hwang, head of the Sokcho branch, said, “I think young people should take the lead in volunteering.”

In particular, the youth of We Are One met Sokcho City Mayor Byung-seon Lee on site and had time to share words of encouragement.

Meanwhile, according to Sokcho City, 91.3mm of rain fell per hour on the 9th and 10th, with a cumulative total of 352.5mm of heavy rain.

As a result, a total of 656 cases of damage were received in Sokcho city as of 9:00 am on the 13th August, including 536 cases of flood damage to houses and shops, backflow of sewage, collapsing embankments, and landslides.