North Korea’s recent flooding has claimed several hundred victims including the dead and missing, leaving around 68,900 residents homeless, state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Wednesday.
“The flood damage caused by Typhoon [Lionrock] sweeping the North Hamgyong Province from August 29 to September 2 is the ‘biggest cataclysm’ since [1945’s] Liberation,” KCNA said.
“A total of over 29,800 dwelling houses were damaged including more than the complete collapse of 11,600 houses. 900 production and public buildings were destroyed or damaged.”
A UN officer stationed in the North said the number of dead and missing exceeded 500 people
North Korea’s recent flooding has claimed several hundred victims including the dead and missing, leaving around 68,900 residents homeless, state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Wednesday.
“The flood damage caused by Typhoon [Lionrock] sweeping the North Hamgyong Province from August 29 to September 2 is the 'biggest cataclysm' since [1945's] Liberation,” KCNA said.
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Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji was a senior NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She previously worked for Reuters TV.