Korea Gas Corporation's Tongyeong Base Donates 20 Million Won for Flood Recovery

Korea Gas Corporation's Tongyeong base handed over 20 million won on the 28th for rapid recovery and support of residents in the Tongyeong area hit by heavy rainfall, according to Hansan Shinmun.

The base is headed by Choi Il-jung. The payment was made in the presence of Tongyeong Mayor Kang Seok-ju, according to a photo caption supplied by Tongyeong city hall and published by Gyeongnam Today.

The money did not come from a corporate budget line alone. The base took part in the emergency collection drive titled the Tongyeong City Emergency Fundraising for Heavy Rain Damage Recovery, and encouraged staff to make voluntary donations earmarked to the hometown love fund scheme to assemble the sum.

That mechanism matters more than the headline figure. Rather than a one-off corporate cheque, the gas utility routed employee giving through a designated public fund tied to the municipality, which places the contribution inside an existing fiscal channel rather than outside it.

The donation will be used under disaster relief procedures to support damage recovery and living stability for flood-affected residents of Tongyeong.

An official at the base said the hope is that the gesture helps, even a little, residents struggling because of the heavy rainfall. The same official said the base will keep cooperating closely with Tongyeong city, including volunteer work by employees at recovery sites, and will continue its role as a public enterprise coexisting with the region.

Kang thanked the Tongyeong base of Korea Gas Corporation for practising warm sharing while recovery work continues across the area. He said the interest and support of the local community will be a great strength for affected residents.

The scale of the local damage is visible in a separate designation: the entire territory of Tongyeong city was added as a special disaster zone. That status sits above the individual contributions now flowing in. A tax accountant, Jo Seong-sik, and a lawyer, Lee Ho-jae, donated 10 million won in disaster relief funds in Tongyeong, half the amount contributed by the gas utility site.

For an international readership tracking liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure, the numbers are the point. A terminal site's community payout here is measured in tens of millions of won, an order of magnitude that sits closer to individual professional giving than to project-scale spending. The signal is about the operating relationship between a gas import site and the municipality that hosts it, not about capital allocation.

Hansan Shinmun published its account on August 31, 2026 at 13:31, written by reporter Kang Song-eun in its local autonomy and administration section. Gyeongnam Today published its version the same day at 15:41, by reporter Kim Geun-yeong. Hansan Shinmun is based in Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang province.