Updated at 17:30 KST to include images of Kim’s visit, broadcasted on KCTV Friday evening.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a rural area that has seen severe flooding in recent days, state media reported Friday, revealing that hundreds of homes have been flooded or destroyed.

730 small homes were reported flooded and 179 housing blocks completely destroyed in the Taechong-ri area of Unpha county, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The report said around 600 hectares of rice paddies were also flooded in the same area located in North Hwanghae province, around 60 km (37 mi