Future Task for Emergency-relief Activities by Disaster-type:

The Case of Bombardment of Yon- Pyoung Island of 2010 in Korea

2012 Asia NGOs International Development ConferenceYoung Jin Park (Korea Disaster Relief Association)

Yon-Pyoung Island at a Glance

Area : 7.29No. of Households : 1,071 (farming 38, fishery 557, others 476)Population : 1,902 (male 1,114, female 788)Schools : 3 (primary school students81, junior high school 27,& senior high school 22)

Summary of bombardment

There were two bombardments onto Yon- Pyoung island in Nov. 23, 2010 (around 14:30 local time) by the north.

The two bombardments destroyed buildings and houses in the central area of the island where 820 households were located.

Number of casualties : - 2 soldiers and 2 civilians dead, - 16 soldiers and 44 civilians injured

Damage : 12 houses collapsed, 25 burnt out, and 19 destroyed

421 out of total of 924 buildings in the island damaged

Immediate Actions TakenEvacuation - emergency evacuation done by 17:55 Fire extinguishment assisted by civil servants and volunteersRelief activities - 18:17: Blankets and food supplied by the marine corps - 19:44: 2,000 emergency relief kits provided - 20:00 : 200 back to home kits provided

Displacement and relief activities - 22:59: 130 villagers displaced to a spa building(JimJil-Bang In Korean) in Inchon, - many evacuated from the island and stayed at such as hotels, second homes and relatives (Nov. 23 ~ Dec.19) - water and daily necessity supplied to the people at the spa - laundry trucks were dispatched to deliver laundry service

Immediate Actions Taken (continued)Temporary houses were assembled and provided to the island residents - Dispatched 22 engineers to assemble the house on Nov.25. (2 days after the incident)Moving to vacant houses from the shelter - 860 people moved to a vacant apartments complex and lived there temporarily (Dec.19 2010 ~ Feb.18 2011)

Immediate Actions Taken (continued)Return and restorationReturn to island on Feb.18, 2011

Living at 39 temporary houses

On Nov. 2011, moved to new houses

FundraisingPrivate sector fundraising - CCK raised 4,140,000,000KRW - KDRA raised 3,648,000,000KRW - Red Cross raised 857,000,000KRW

Preparatory meetings prior to the allocation of funds At the allocation board meeting, method and time of the allocation were decided

Sharing information on the allocation helped in reducing the chance of omitting and overlapping in support.

FundraisersRaised amountAllocation amountDetailsExpendituretotal8,839, 8508,839,850 (in 000 KRW)KDRA3,736,5413,746,541Temporary housesEmergency reliefPersonal compensationsuppliesGift setHouse appliancesShelterMedical check upexpensesothers333,000100,5282,990,50040,00053,625115,04569,86216,66513,1564,160CCK4,218,6384,218,638Condolence moneyDaily necessityPersonal compensationAssisting patientsfuelMonument stoneSenior center heating500,000545,7922,777,50012,000262,39920,0002,467Red Cross884,671884,671Resident supportSchool suppliesAir conditionerDaily necessityfueltransportation201,879270,08027,322161,416211,26212,712< Details of allocation by organization> Volunteers and Children SchoolingReasons for lack(failure) of volunteerism: Disadvantage in volunteer access (Island) cost in transportRisk of additional shelling The authority did not allowed volunteers to access.Necessity of reconstruction promptnessIncreased total cost for the reconstruction.

Children Schooling:During reconstruction period, children were separated from their parents for their schooling140 students (12 kindergarten, primary school 83, junior high school 26, senior high school 19) were sent to the nearest schools based on their temporary residences. However, they suffered from the difficulty in adapting to new schooling milieu .

2) Learning English program as an extracurricular work with accommodation was provided in December at the Inchon English Village.

3) After the restoration of schools in Yon-Pyoung Island, normal schooling re-started from March 2011.

Medical examination and PTSDPeople exposed to high level of stress

Test result of PTSD in Yon-Pyoung residents

Medical examination and PTSD (Continued)The female proportion of high-level PTSD is about 2 times bigger than that of male.

Many women showed excessive burden (stress) in taking care of their family members due to long period of living in Inchon. Especially concerning about children

Also, many expressed instability due to frequent evacuation.

During the disaster period, the status of women in the family has been lowered as they lost their primary role in the family, i.e. managing household economies, cooking and taking care of children.

This observation verifies that women is likely more vulnerable to disaster from the gender perspective. Medical examination and PTSD (Continued)Findings Overall, the authority as well as residents cold not successfully respond to the unexpected disaster due to the lack(absence) of experience of such.

The following four findings are learned as lessens:

1) While heavy rain was the cause for major traditional disaster, the disaster can be caused by new and unexpected reasons such as bombardment of Yon-Pyoung Island. And this requires development of new programs to cope with. 2) Need to prepare adaptable schooling program in order to help children continue their education.

3) Need to prepare refugee livelihood program by which addicted people could adapt themselves to the living outside of the island.

4) Need to prepare psychological programs to reduce the stresses caused by disaster and living in different circumstances thereof.Thank you for attention!2012 Asia NGOs International Development Conference