Floods in North Korea leave 100 dead and 63,000 homeless

The floods and cyclone Khanun which hit North Korea in recent weeks left some 63,000 homeless and at least 100 dead.The statement is the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA. The government made a request to the UN delivery of emergency supplies to alleviate the needs of food and fuel. According to OCHA, some of the teams visited the affected areas and noted that access to clean water and health care remain a priority. Already the United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, the country is sending 10 million water purification tablets, as explained by the Geneva representative of the agency, Patrick McCormick. According to Patrick McCormick, there is concern about the possibility of children drinking contaminated water. Because of floods, water supply systems in North Korea stopped working, so care in providing safe water and prevent disease. UNICEF is also delivering health kits, health, materials for education and recreation and providing special food for children. The UN agencies point out that North Korea suffered for years with food shortages.Therefore, the efforts of the government, UN and NGOs "are essential to contain the recent disaster."

Floods destroy crops in North Korea

North Korea has suffered flooding due to heavy rains in recent days, the second video released today by the North Korean state news agency, KCNA. The video shows rice fields taken by the floods and people crossing the water in the city of Kaesong, on the border with South Korea in North Hwanghae Province, the floods destroyed more than 650 hectares of plantations, and roads, houses and buildings public second KCNA. Heavy rains tend to have catastrophic effects in North Korea due to poverty and high level of deforestation in the country. In 2007, about 600 people died and were missing due to floods, while 100,000 others were displaced. The information is from the Associated Press. Unable to leave home because of flooding, Chinese fishing within apartments EUL - The heavy rains that hit the west coast of North Korea on 29 and 30 July and last week a total of 119 dead and 16 missing, according to a report Thursday, the second, the state agency "KCNA."

Landslides caused deaths

The deaths were caused mostly by landslides, especially in the provinces of South Pyongan and North Pyongan. Floods caused by torrential rains destroyed or damaged over 4,900 buildings flooded and others 8530, which made 21,370 people losing their homes.The agency has ensured that at least 15,370 hectares of crops were flooded or devastated by the rains, which also damaged about 200 public buildings and factories.The storms also affected two coal mines in the cities of Kaechon and Tokchon in South Pyongan province, where roads, railways and bridges also suffered damage. An inspection team arrived in the United Nations Wednesday to North Korea to coordinate international assistance that will be allocated to areas affected by flooding. In addition, more than 80,000 people have left without their homes and 40,000 hectares of plantations were arrasados estadao.