Topic : Disaster Countermeasures Headquarters of Seoul Archdiocese in Full Swing Writer : CBCK Inquiry : 1943 Date : 2002-04-08 13:41:58   Disaster Countermeasures Headquarters of Seoul Archdiocese in Full Swing    The Disaster Countermeasures Headquarters (DCH) under the Social Pastoral Ministry of Seoul Archdiocese (Director Rev. John Kim) made  emergency aid of 15,000,000 won ($ 11,538) to Sangbong Parish, Guri Parish and Samsungsan Parish, 5,000,000 won ($ 3,846) to each parish on July 19, 2001. These three parishes were most severely hit by recent heavy rainfall.    Seoul Archdiocese has established the Disaster Countermeasure Funds (DCF) when northern Kyong-gi area was severely hit by flood damage in 1998 and 1999, and this year's relief fund was taken from this funds.    "Our target is to raise the fund up to 100,000,000 won ($ 76,923) for this year and train emergency personnel for disaster countermeasures." DCH official said.    "We intend to help victims of flood for six months of period and provide them necessary helps." said Rev. Choi Bu-shik, undersecretary of the Social Welfare Department of the Archdiocesan office.    This year, the DCH extended spectrum of disasters from damages caused by flood, drought and heavy snow fall to that of arson, explosion, environmental pollution etc.    According to the National Disaster Prevention and Countermeasures Headquarters, 35 people in Seoul, 4 in Inchon and 27 in Kyonggi Province were killed, or are still missing, after week-long torrential rains in mid-July.    A total of 77,809 houses were affected by the floods, 145 were partially or totally destroyed and some 2,600 hectares of farmland were inundated.