S. Korea deploys 2,500 troops to help recovery in regions hit hard by rain

The South Korean Army has deployed its ground forces and equipment to assist recovery efforts in rain-ravaged regions.

More than a thousand troops and over 20 pieces of heavy equipment were mobilized in Gwangju Metropolitan City, Chungcheongnam-do Province and Gyeongsangnam-do Province on this Monday.

Starting last Thursday a total of 2-thousand-5-hundred soldiers have been deployed areas hit hard by the torrential rain.

Their current work involves clearing debris from roads and homes and organizing essential supplies.