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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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"Extreme Drought" In North Korea, Says State Media Amid Food Shortages
North Korea's average rain and snowfall this year fell to the lowest level in 37 years, Pyongyang's state media said Wednesday, just days after the UN expressed "grave concerns" about food shortages.
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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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North Korean 'Ghost Ships' Are Washing Up On The Shores Of Japan. Why?
Three more empty boats were found along Japan's west coast on Thursday, a day when the snow and the rain made sure the temperature never really rose above freezing. Two bodies reduced to skeletons were found near one, which was upturned on the shore near the city of Oga.
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North Korean Soldier Dashed Over To South As Bullets Rained, Shot At 6 Times
A North Korean soldier involved in an extremely rare and dramatic defection to the South was shot six times by his own side as he drove to the heavily guarded border and ran across under a hail of bullets.
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China Watches In Frustration As North Korea Crisis Enters Dangerous Spiral
The view from China could hardly be much worse: the leaders of North Korea and the United States threatening to rain down total destruction on each other, while U.S. bombers and fighters stage a show of military might close to China's shores.
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Donald Trump Says Maybe His Warning To North Korea 'Wasn't Tough Enough'
US President Donald Trump doubled down on his warnings to North Korea Thursday, saying his threat to rain "fire and fury" on it maybe "wasn't tough enough."
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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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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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North Korea Hit Hard By Floods: State Media
Flooding caused by torrential rains hit North Korea this week, leaving 15 people missing and thousands of others homeless, according to Pyongyang's state media.
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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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New Japan Satellite to Survey Disasters, Rain Forests
Japan is scheduled to launch a new mapping satellite on Saturday that will be used to survey damage from natural disasters and changes affecting rain forests.
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Hundreds homeless as torrential rains hit Korean peninsula
Three South Koreans were confirmed dead or missing after heavy rains pounded the Korean peninsula, leaving hundreds homeless as the downpours left a trail of destruction in the two Koreas, officials said on Monday.
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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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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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"Extreme Drought" In North Korea, Says State Media Amid Food Shortages
North Korea's average rain and snowfall this year fell to the lowest level in 37 years, Pyongyang's state media said Wednesday, just days after the UN expressed "grave concerns" about food shortages.
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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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North Korean 'Ghost Ships' Are Washing Up On The Shores Of Japan. Why?
Three more empty boats were found along Japan's west coast on Thursday, a day when the snow and the rain made sure the temperature never really rose above freezing. Two bodies reduced to skeletons were found near one, which was upturned on the shore near the city of Oga.
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North Korean Soldier Dashed Over To South As Bullets Rained, Shot At 6 Times
A North Korean soldier involved in an extremely rare and dramatic defection to the South was shot six times by his own side as he drove to the heavily guarded border and ran across under a hail of bullets.
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China Watches In Frustration As North Korea Crisis Enters Dangerous Spiral
The view from China could hardly be much worse: the leaders of North Korea and the United States threatening to rain down total destruction on each other, while U.S. bombers and fighters stage a show of military might close to China's shores.
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Donald Trump Says Maybe His Warning To North Korea 'Wasn't Tough Enough'
US President Donald Trump doubled down on his warnings to North Korea Thursday, saying his threat to rain "fire and fury" on it maybe "wasn't tough enough."
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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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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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North Korea Hit Hard By Floods: State Media
Flooding caused by torrential rains hit North Korea this week, leaving 15 people missing and thousands of others homeless, according to Pyongyang's state media.
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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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New Japan Satellite to Survey Disasters, Rain Forests
Japan is scheduled to launch a new mapping satellite on Saturday that will be used to survey damage from natural disasters and changes affecting rain forests.
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Hundreds homeless as torrential rains hit Korean peninsula
Three South Koreans were confirmed dead or missing after heavy rains pounded the Korean peninsula, leaving hundreds homeless as the downpours left a trail of destruction in the two Koreas, officials said on Monday.
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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.
