{"id":135089,"date":"2026-08-28T05:50:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T05:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/135089\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T05:50:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T05:50:07","slug":"samsung-helps-flood-hit-communities-in-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/135089\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung helps flood-hit communities in Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/965fff07-e74d-4dca-9795-49e66fcf8d8b.jpg\" style=\"height: auto; aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1216; width: 100%\" alt=\"Samsung Electronics headquarters in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province \/ Yonhap \" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Samsung Electronics headquarters in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province \/ Yonhap <\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">Samsung will donate 3 billion won ($2.2 million) to help residents and communities in parts of North and South Gyeongsang provinces recover from damage caused by torrential rainfall this summer, the company said Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">Nine Samsung affiliates, including Samsung Electronics, Samsung C&amp;T and Samsung Life Insurance, are participating in the effort.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">Samsung Heavy Industries, which also sustained some damage from the flooding, is also taking part in the relief effort, the conglomerate said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">The donation will support recovery efforts in Geoje and Tongyeong in South Gyeongsang Province and Andong and Uiseong in North Gyeongsang Province, among other affected areas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">Samsung will also provide 1,000 emergency relief kits and 300 disaster relief shelters through the Korean Red Cross.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">The kits contain basic necessities including blankets,  clothing, towels and toiletries, while the shelters provide temporary accommodation for people displaced by disasters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">Samsung has donated annually to the Korean Red Cross since 2005 to help equip disaster response and emergency relief efforts, the company said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">Samsung Card will also offer financial assistance to customers affected by the heavy rains.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">Eligible customers will be allowed to defer credit card payments billed from August through October for up to six months and split scheduled payments into interest-free installments for up to six months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">The company will also reduce card loan interest rates by up to 30 percent for affected customers and extend the maturity of long-term card loans due by the end of October.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">Samsung has contributed more than 130 billion won to disaster relief efforts in Korea since 1995, including 3 billion won after widespread heavy rains in July 2025 and another 3 billion won following wildfires in March 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">The company also donated electronics worth $1 million after major wildfires in Los Angeles in 2025 and provided $3 million in relief funds and supplies after the 2023 earthquake in Turkey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">This article was published with the assistance of generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Samsung Electronics headquarters in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province \/ Yonhap Samsung will donate 3 billion won ($2.2 million) 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