North Korea says it built 1,800 homes in the space of 30 days in the flood hit Rason area, according to DPRK state media on Tuesday.

South Korea’s YTN news station also said a further 2700 homes had also been repaired.

“In just the short period of one month, in the Baekhakdong area of Sonbong district, 1,300 single-story homes line a street to create a fully formed neighborhood,” the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in a translation from UPI.

A further 500 multi-story homes were also reportedly constructed in the Chonggyedong, Yuhyondong, Kwangokdong areas.

The area was hit by