Tag: accident
Fatal hit-and-run in Anju sparks public anger over police inaction
Police in Anju, North Pyongan province, are facing public outrage over their tepid investigation of a fatal hit-and-run, Daily NK has learned.
A woman in...
Overproduction causes blast at North Korean cement plant
Straining to meet aggressive production targets, workers at North Korea's Mt. Purae cement plant triggered an explosion that rocked the South Hamgyong province facility....
Drone explosion reported at North Korean aviation training facility
An explosion occurred during drone operation training at the Sinuiju Aviation Club in North Korea's Uiju county on Oct. 4, when a controller and...
Broken bodies, empty wallets: The hidden cost of harvesting pine nuts...
Heavy rains in North Korea's Ryanggang province have led to a surge in serious injuries among people harvesting pine nuts, with many Hyesan residents...
Two N. Koreans die of heart attacks at Mount Myohyang
Two North Korean tourists died of heart attacks after secretly entering a cold waterfall in Mount Myohyang, according to a source in North Pyongan...
N. Korea’s national police agency issues directive to improve fire safety...
The Ministry of Social Security recently issued a directive to conduct fire safety inspections of relatively high-risk buildings and facilities for the month of...
Several N. Korean children injured due to poorly maintained playground equipment
Several children have been injured after falling from an old swing carousel at a kindergarten playground in Yonsa County, North Hamgyong Province, Daily NK...
Two N. Korean high schoolers perish in Mount Myohyang boating accident
Two North Korean high schoolers recently died in an accident while on a class trip to Mount Myohyang, Daily NK has learned.
“The class from...
N. Korean military calls for efforts to prevent incidents between civilians...
The North Korean army’s General Staff Department recently issued an emergency order to the entire military calling for measures to prevent incidents that worsen...
Large truck overturns in Masanryong Pass in mid-August, leading to deaths...
About 10 people were hurt or killed when a large truck overturned in Hyesan’s Masanryong Pass in mid-August, Daily NK has learned.
According to a...
