“Please write to neighbors affected by hurricanes”… Taylor Swift donates 6.8 billion won

“Donations will be used to rebuild damaged areas.”

International pop star Taylor Swift donated $5 million (approximately 6.763 billion won) to relief efforts in hurricane-damaged areas in the southeastern United States.

According to foreign media such as the Associated Press on the 10th (local time), the American relief organization Feeding America said in a statement released the previous day, “We are very grateful to Taylor Swift for donating $5 million to relief victims of Hurricanes Hurlin and Milton. “He said. He continued, “This donation will be used to rebuild the affected areas and provide residents with essential food, clean water, and daily necessities,” and encouraged, “If you are able, please join us in donating like Taylor.”

Actress Blake Lively, known as Swift’s close friend, and Ryan Reynolds, famous for ‘Deadpool’, also donated $1 million (about 1.352 billion won) to the same organization.

Swift has donated to non-profit organizations several times in the past when large-scale natural disasters or tragic tragedies occur. Last February, he donated a total of $100,000 (approximately KRW 135 million) to the bereaved families of victims of a shooting incident that occurred at the Super Bowl victory celebration of the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs team. At the time, Swift also wrote, “Sending my deepest condolences and condolences for your tremendous loss. With love. Taylor Swift.”

Meanwhile, the southeastern region of the United States, including Florida, suffered tens of trillions of won in property damage from Hurricane Hurlin, which hit late last month, and was hit hard again by Hurricane Milton, which made landfall the day before. In particular, Milton moved through Florida after landing on the coast of Siesta Key in Sarasota County, western Florida, at 8:30 p.m. on the 9th, causing loss of life and power outages to about 3 million households and businesses. Material damage continued.

Milton, which was a Category 3 out of 5 hurricanes at the time of landfall, weakened to Category 2 in about 90 minutes, and to Category 1 in the early morning of the 10th. Damage was left behind.

Even before Milton made landfall, it was predicted that it would be the ‘largest’ hurricane ever to hit Florida, but some say the worst was avoided. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said, “The storm caused a lot of destruction and damage, but although it was severe, thankfully it did not follow the worst-case scenario.”