North Korea’s southeast coast endured strong winds and flooding from Typhoon Maysak — known as “Typhoon No. 9” in the DPRK — in the early hours of Sept. 3, state television reported in real-time overnight. The typhoon was also expected to hit the northeast coast around noon on Thursday.
The DPRK’s Korean Central Television (KCTV) began airing updates using on-the-ground reporters along the east coast on the evening of Sept. 2, with around 15 centimeters (6 inches) of rain already accumulating in the city of Wonsan just after midnight.
North Korea’s southeast coast endured strong winds and flooding from Typhoon Maysak — known as “Typhoon No. 9” in the DPRK — in the early hours of Sept. 3, state television reported in real-time overnight. The typhoon was also expected to hit the northeast coast around noon on Thursday.
The DPRK’s Korean Central Television (KCTV) began airing updates using on-the-ground reporters along the east coast on the evening of Sept. 2, with around 15 centimeters (6 inches) of rain already accumulating in the city of Wonsan just after midnight.
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Colin Zwirko is a Senior Analytic Correspondent for NK News based in Seoul. He joined the company in 2018 after receiving a master's degree in international security and foreign policy from South Korea's Yonsei University. Follow him on Twitter.