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As many as 86 North Koreans have been killed and over 65,000 displaced by recent heavy rains and flooding in part caused by Tropical Storm Soulik, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Monday.While the worst of the storm did not travel directly over North Korea, heavy rains were expected with multiple humanitarian bodies issuing warnings days prior to the storm reaching the peninsula.The North Korean Red Cross were also reported to have activated early warning systems in anticipation for the then Typhoon."On 24 August, Tropical Storm Soulik caused extremely heavy rainfall, resulting in heavy
As many as 86 North Koreans have been killed and over 65,000 displaced by recent heavy rains and flooding in part caused by Tropical Storm Soulik, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Monday.
While the worst of the storm did not travel directly over North Korea, heavy rains were expected with multiple humanitarian bodies issuing warnings days prior to the storm reaching the peninsula.
Hamish Macdonald is an Associate Fellow at RUSI working on Project SANDSTONE and formerly a journalist and researcher who has focused uniquely on North Korea related topics and affairs. He was previously the COO of the Korea Risk Group, which produces the NK News and NK Pro. Specialising in this area, his investigations covered topics including North Korean sanctions evasion activities, domestic economic development and human rights.
