민주당, 8월 임시국회 재난안전법에 폭염 포함 추진<br /><br /> The nation's ruling bloc vowed to step up efforts to revise a law on disasters and safety... to designate heat waves as a natural disaster.<br /> If revised, the government will be able to provide systematic responses to areas affected by scorching conditions,... and provide compensation for related damages.<br />This comes as the sizzling high temperatures over the past few weeks,... resulted in numerous casualties, including more than 25 deaths.<br />The democratic party also stressed the need for realistic measures to help low-income households... as well as owners of small businesses burdened by rising power costs due to heat waves... such as revamping the electricity rate system... or giving tax refunds.<br />The lawmakers called for cooperation from the opposition blocs to help enable the ammendment, when the August extraordinary session begins. <br />
