Volunteers carry holiday aid packages from the Korean Red Cross up the steep stairs of Gamcheon Culture Village in Saha District, Busan, Tuesday, a week before the Lunar New Year.
According to Red Cross officials in Busan, the packages, containing steamed rice sets among others, were delivered to 1,940 underprivileged households, including elderly individuals living alone. The gifts, delivered ahead of the Jan. 28-30 holiday, are worth 52 million won in total, they said.
