North Korea Has Been Hit By Huge Flood, Leading Kim Jong Un To Declare A "Grave Crisis”
Floods in North Korea cause severe damage, as the infrastructure is poor.
Floods in North Korea have stranded more than 5,000 people, causing leader Kim Jong Un to declare a “grave crisis”.
North Korean media reported on Monday, July 29, that heavy rainfall fell the weekend prior and caused a large river on the border shared with China to flood.
Photographs showed farms and homes after the floods affected Sinuiju and Uiju counties.
The media had said that many were rescued via airlift. However, the number of casualties is unknown due to it being unreported.
The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shared photos of Kim guiding the evacuation over the weekend, setting tasks for the recovery and relief works.
Kim was also pictured observing and cruising through the flood in a black vehicle.
According to the KCNA report, Kim reprimanded the officials for failing to prepare for another rainy monsoon season.
“The officials do not confidently turn out in the disaster prevention work, only expecting chance from the sky,” he said.
Despite this, he reportedly also deemed the rescue work “miraculous”, as thousands of people were saved.
Floods in North Korea cause severe damage, as the infrastructure is poor.
Natural disasters tend to have a more significant effect on smaller cities in the country.
Deforestation has also left the country at a higher risk of flooding.
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