S.Korean media personal Yoo Jae-suk donates 100 mln won for heavy rain victims

▲This Photo, shows media personal Yoo Jae-suk. (Yonhap)

SEOUL, August 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean media personal Yoo Jae-suk donated 100 million won for those who have suffered due to heavy rain.

According to the Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association on Thursday, Yoo Jae-suk donated 100 million won to help out with the recovery process of those who suffered from the wild rain fall.

“Yoo Jae-suk who came across the information of those who have lost their beloved home due to intense rain donated 100 million won in hope to expedite the recovery process so that they can go back to their normal life bit sooner.” announced his agency Antenna Entertainment.

Media Personal Yoo Jae-suk first made alliance with the Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association in 2014 when he first donated 100 million won to help out with the Sewol Ferry incident.

Yoo Jae-suk continued on donating throughout various disasters and incidents such as forest fire, typhoon, flood, earthquake and more. The total he has donated so far exceeds 850 million won.

“We will use the money donated by kind people like Yoo Jae-suk and more to help out those who are in need.” announced, secretary General of the Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association Kim Jeong-hui.

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Joonha Yoo.)

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