Interior Minister Yoon Ho-jung said the government had started a preliminary assessment for special-disaster-area designation in Geoje and Tongyeong after the record rain. Korean reports said more than 1,000 people had evacuated and more than 2,000 households faced water disruption, while tax-payment extensions and emergency financial support were being prepared for affected businesses. The story is now about the scale and terms of recovery, not a repeat of yesterday's rainfall totals.