Residents of an apartment complex in Okpo-dong, Geoje, have been unable to return home for nearly three months after an August landslide killed one person and injured two others. The affected building was given an E safety grade requiring reinforcement or reconstruction, while the provincial and city governments are pursuing repairs estimated at 2.1 billion won. Design work is expected to take two to three months and construction about six months, making a return as early as June possible if the plan proceeds, but residents are seeking a public purchase or relocation assistance because of trauma from the disaster.
Geoje is providing monthly rent support of up to 600,000 won per household after initial lodging and meal aid, while funding responsibility and any extension of the support remain unresolved.