Over 200 Evacuees in Temporary Shelters Receive Essential Supplies,
Including Bedding and Mattresses
Relief Goods Rapidly Dispatched from Logistics Center
After Assessing On-Site Needs
On August 20, Coupang announced that it had provided 200 ‘Coupang Hope Box Emergency Relief’ sets to Geoje City, which was severely affected by record-breaking torrential rains.
Since August 15, heavy rainfall centered on the southern coast of Gyeongnam has triggered landslides and flooding of homes and roads in Geoje and Tongyeong. Coupang delivered hope boxes to about 200 people who have been displaced and are staying in temporary shelters at schools, community welfare centers, and village halls.
This support was carried out in cooperation with the disaster relief organization Peace Winds Korea after confirming the needs at the disaster site and among displaced residents. Coupang quickly shipped relief supplies stored at the Sejong Fulfillment Center, considering the increasing number of evacuees and expanding flood damage.
The hope box consists of ten essential household items, including a storage box, comforter, pillow, towel, socks, compressed wet wipes, toothpaste and toothbrush, soap and toiletries, and a foldable three-layer mattress. In particular, Coupang included bedding and mattresses—which are difficult to transport in typical emergency relief efforts—to support the hygiene, warmth, and rest needs of evacuees living in temporary housing facilities.
This is the second flood relief operation, following the delivery of 100 hope box sets to Uiseong, North Gyeongsang Province, which suffered heavy rainfall damage last month.
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A Coupang Social Contribution Office representative stated, “We decided to provide urgent support with the hope of offering at least some help to residents who have suddenly lost their homes due to record rainfall,” adding, “In the future, we will continue to quickly identify on-site situations and required support during disasters and swiftly deliver relief supplies by utilizing our logistics infrastructure.”
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