Flooding In North Korea
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Kim Jong Un Executes 30 Officials For Failing To Prevent Deaths During Floods: Report
In July, severe rainfall triggered landslides and flooding in North Korea, affecting over 4,000 homes and leaving 15,000 residents displaced.
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Thousands Evacuated As Floods Hit North Korea: Report
More than a thousand homes were damaged and about 5,000 people evacuated in North Korea after flooding caused by heavy rains, the country's state broadcaster reported, with swathes of farmland also inundated by the deluge.
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In Massive Floods, Homes Flooded To Their Roofs In North Korea
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.
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North Korea Warns Of Food Crisis, Slashes Rations Before Trump-Kim Summit
North Korea has warned that it is facing a food shortfall of some 1.4 million tons in 2019 and has been forced to almost halve rations, blaming high temperatures, drought, floods and United Nations sanctions in a memo seen by Reuters on Thursday.
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North Korea Warns Of Food Crisis, Slashes Rations Ahead Of Summit
North Korea has warned that it is facing a food shortfall of some 1.4 million tons in 2019 and has been forced to almost halve rations, blaming high temperatures, drought, floods and United Nations sanctions in a memo seen on Thursday.
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76 Dead After Severe Flooding In North Korea: Red Cross
Severe flooding in North Korea has killed at least 76 people with another 75 missing, many of them children, the Red Cross said Thursday.
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UN Officials Visit Flood-Hit Areas In North Korea
The UN resident coordinator in North Korea, Tapan Mishra, has taken part in a joint mission with the government and humanitarian agencies in the country to visit some of the areas hardest hit earlier by devastating floods, a UN spokesman said.
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North Korea Flooding Kills 133, Displaces 107,000: UN
Flooding from heavy rain in North Korea has killed 133 people in its northeast while 395 are missing, with many homes and critical infrastructure destroyed, a UN agency said on Monday.
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North Korea Flood Death Toll Rises To 133 With 395 Missing: UN
The death toll from severe flooding in the northeast of North Korea has risen to 133 with another 395 missing, the UN said.
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North Korea Says Floods Damaged Tens Of Thousands Of Buildings
Floods have damaged tens of thousands of buildings in northeastern North Korea after the worst downpour there for decades, state media said Sunday, urging all soldiers and civilians to join a drive to help victims.
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Floods Kill 60, Displace 44,000 In North Korea: UN
Flooding following heavy rain has killed 60 people and left over 44,000 homeless in North Korea, the United Nations said Tuesday, after the country reported that a northeastern river suffered its worst-ever flood.
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Flooding in North Korea Kills 40, Strands Thousands
Heavy rain in North Korea killed 40 people, stranded thousands inflash floods and caused "massive" damage on the weekend, the International Federation of theRed Cross said and North Korean media said.
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Two killed, hundreds homeless in North Korean floods
Two people were killed and hundreds left homeless after heavy rains pounded North Korea over the past three days, state media said.
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North Korea girl dies saving Kim portraits
North Korean officials have posthumously honoured a 14-year-old girl who drowned in a flood while trying to save portraits of leaders Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il, RIA Novosti reported. Han Hyon-Gyong, a schoolgirl from the eastern province of South Hamkyong, died on June 11 as she tried to take the portraits out of her flooded home, the Rodong Sinm...
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Kim Jong Un Executes 30 Officials For Failing To Prevent Deaths During Floods: Report
In July, severe rainfall triggered landslides and flooding in North Korea, affecting over 4,000 homes and leaving 15,000 residents displaced.
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Thousands Evacuated As Floods Hit North Korea: Report
More than a thousand homes were damaged and about 5,000 people evacuated in North Korea after flooding caused by heavy rains, the country's state broadcaster reported, with swathes of farmland also inundated by the deluge.
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In Massive Floods, Homes Flooded To Their Roofs In North Korea
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.
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North Korea Warns Of Food Crisis, Slashes Rations Before Trump-Kim Summit
North Korea has warned that it is facing a food shortfall of some 1.4 million tons in 2019 and has been forced to almost halve rations, blaming high temperatures, drought, floods and United Nations sanctions in a memo seen by Reuters on Thursday.
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North Korea Warns Of Food Crisis, Slashes Rations Ahead Of Summit
North Korea has warned that it is facing a food shortfall of some 1.4 million tons in 2019 and has been forced to almost halve rations, blaming high temperatures, drought, floods and United Nations sanctions in a memo seen on Thursday.
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76 Dead After Severe Flooding In North Korea: Red Cross
Severe flooding in North Korea has killed at least 76 people with another 75 missing, many of them children, the Red Cross said Thursday.
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UN Officials Visit Flood-Hit Areas In North Korea
The UN resident coordinator in North Korea, Tapan Mishra, has taken part in a joint mission with the government and humanitarian agencies in the country to visit some of the areas hardest hit earlier by devastating floods, a UN spokesman said.
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North Korea Flooding Kills 133, Displaces 107,000: UN
Flooding from heavy rain in North Korea has killed 133 people in its northeast while 395 are missing, with many homes and critical infrastructure destroyed, a UN agency said on Monday.
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North Korea Flood Death Toll Rises To 133 With 395 Missing: UN
The death toll from severe flooding in the northeast of North Korea has risen to 133 with another 395 missing, the UN said.
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North Korea Says Floods Damaged Tens Of Thousands Of Buildings
Floods have damaged tens of thousands of buildings in northeastern North Korea after the worst downpour there for decades, state media said Sunday, urging all soldiers and civilians to join a drive to help victims.
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Floods Kill 60, Displace 44,000 In North Korea: UN
Flooding following heavy rain has killed 60 people and left over 44,000 homeless in North Korea, the United Nations said Tuesday, after the country reported that a northeastern river suffered its worst-ever flood.
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Flooding in North Korea Kills 40, Strands Thousands
Heavy rain in North Korea killed 40 people, stranded thousands inflash floods and caused "massive" damage on the weekend, the International Federation of theRed Cross said and North Korean media said.
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Two killed, hundreds homeless in North Korean floods
Two people were killed and hundreds left homeless after heavy rains pounded North Korea over the past three days, state media said.
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North Korea girl dies saving Kim portraits
North Korean officials have posthumously honoured a 14-year-old girl who drowned in a flood while trying to save portraits of leaders Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il, RIA Novosti reported. Han Hyon-Gyong, a schoolgirl from the eastern province of South Hamkyong, died on June 11 as she tried to take the portraits out of her flooded home, the Rodong Sinm...
