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  1. www.bbc.com › news › world-asia-58135753North Korea: Kim Jong-un calls for relief in flood-hit areas

    Aug 8, 2021 · With the soil already saturated, further rains could cause more damage. Heavy rain was forecast until 10 August, with eastern areas expected to be particularly hit, according to the country's...

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  3. apnews.com › article › north-korea-flooding-409cb4fbRecent rains in North Korea flooded thousands of houses and ...

    Jul 31, 2024 · SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The recent heavy rains in northwestern North Korea flooded thousands of houses and a vast extent of farmland and left many residents homeless and living in makeshift tents, North Korea’s state media reported Wednesday.

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  4. www.bbc.co.uk › news › articlesNorth Korea: Thousands stranded as Kim declares 'emergency'

    Jul 29, 2024 · Record-breaking rain left thousands of people stranded by floods in North Korea over the weekend, prompting leader Kim Jong Un to declare an "emergency", state media reports.

  5. www.bbc.com › news › world-asia-58431010North Korea: Kim Jong-un calls for urgent action on climate ...

    Typhoons last year badly impacted vital crops, while weeks of drought followed by heavy monsoon rains have damaged them this year as well. He said measures to overcome "abnormal climate" were...

  6. www.reuters.com › world › asia-pacificSouth Korea says ready to offer flood relief to North Korea

    Aug 1, 2024 · SEOUL, Aug 1 (Reuters) - South Korea is ready to provide North Korea with relief supplies for damage caused by recent heavy rainfall, South Korea's Red Cross said on Thursday, marking a rare...

  7. www.reuters.com › business › environmentHomes flooded, fields and roads damaged as heavy rain hits ...

    Aug 6, 2021 · More than 1,100 homes in North Korea were damaged, thousands of people evacuated, and farms and roads washed away after days of heavy rains brought flooding, its state media reported.

  8. edition.cnn.com › 2024/07/29 › asiaNorth Korea’s Kim ‘inspects’ flood response as thousands ...

    Jul 29, 2024 · Water levels at the Amnok River, or Yalu River in Chinese, which forms part of the border between the North Korea and China, had “far exceeded the danger line” due to record rains Saturday,...