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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has surveyed flood-hit areas on the country’s border with China in a luxury car, as he accused officials of negligence for allowing heavy rains to plunge the ...
More than 5,000 people isolated by flooding in northwest North Korea were rescued in airlifts and other evacuation work supervised by leader Kim Jong Un, state media reported Monday. Heavy ...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un severely rebuked his premier and other senior officials over what he called their irresponsible response to recent flooding of farmlands along the country's western ...
4 August – Kim Jong-un denounces the information declared by South Korea regarding deaths related to flooding as part of a "smear campaign" [26] 20 August – A North Korean soldier defects to South Korea by crossing through a section of the DMZ in Goseong County , Gangwon Province .
North Korean state media reported that Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un traveled to flooding sites to survey damages. [100] State media stated that he "personally directed the battle" towards rescuing civilians, and declared sections of three provinces as disaster zones. [101]
Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un was reported on 7 August to have inspected flood-damaged areas of North Hwanghae Province, adjacent to South Korea, among them in village of Taechong-ri, [12] Unpa County. [ 13 ] [ 11 ] There are concerns that the late flooding in 2020 could interfere with the North's food harvest and precipitate a threat to the state ...
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un was spotted driving through a flood in a Lexus LX 600 SUV, even though luxury vehicles are technically prohibited from export to the country.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reportedly visited the typhoon-affected districts in Ogye-ri, Anbyon County in Kangwon Province, oversaw the recovery efforts. [71] The North Korean leader slammed "irresponsible" officials for failing to take preventive measures. [72] [73]