SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- The government will use 30 billion won (US$26 million) out of emergency funds this year to help the resettlement of displaced residents of a border island hit by a North Korean artillery attack last month and restore damage, the prime minister said Monday.

The aid plan is part of a package of measures announced by the government to help support the islanders.
The attack on Yeonpyeong Island near the tense western sea border between the two Koreas on Nov. 23 killed two marines and two civilians, and destroyed dozens of homes and public buildings.