Heavy rain pummeled North Korea\u2019s Rason
\narea in North Hamgyong Province for three consecutive days starting Friday,
\nleaving the city flooded and with residents taking refuge on higher grounds,
\nDaily NK\u2019s sources reported. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt was as if there was a hole in the sky. An additional source in North Hamgyong The currents were strong enough to sweep up \u201cLast week when the flooding happened, Within the Rason Special Economic Zone, City roads have been completely flooded and Residents who have lost their homes have Adding insult to injury, the flood has also \u201cRason is a special economic zone, so they Heavy rain pummeled North Korea\u2019s Rason area in North Hamgyong Province for three consecutive days starting Friday, leaving the city flooded and with residents taking refuge on higher grounds, Daily NK\u2019s sources reported. \u201cIt was as if there was a hole in the sky. From Friday to Sunday, it rained so much we couldn\u2019t make […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":31431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wikipediapreview_detectlinks":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[645],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nFrom Friday to Sunday, it rained so much we couldn\u2019t make out what was in front
\nof us,\u201d the source in the province told Daily NK. \u201cThe water level on the
\nstreets is so bad that the traffic controller\u2019s platform is submerged under
\nwater,\u201d she reported. \u201cThe Wonjeong Customs Office\u2019s Bridge has been severed
\nand the building itself is also under water,\u201d the source explained.<\/span> <\/p>\n
\nProvince corroborated this news.<\/span> <\/p>\n
\na man of good build who jumped into the water to rescue a pig, she said, adding
\nthat the number of fatalities and injuries from the natural disaster is expected to continue to rise.<\/span> <\/p>\n
\nthere was an international expo taking place, so the damage was significant,\u201d
\nthe source said. \u201cIt\u2019s a mess over here, and it\u2019s hard to confirm just how many
\ncasualties there are.\u201d Foreigners who had entered the area due to the expo have
\nlikely not managed to leave yet due to the flood, she reported.<\/span> <\/p>\n
\nroughly 40 people are believed to have died, while 1,000 homes were likely
\ndamaged, according to a separate report from Radio Free Asia.<\/span> <\/p>\n
\nsome buildings submerged in water are on the brink of collapse. Already some
\nhouses have caved in, having been hit by logs and household goods that were
\nswept up in the currents. District Ministry of People’s Security [MPS] units have mobilized inminban<\/i>
\n[people\u2019s unit] leaders to track members down, but most residents are scattered
\nthroughout the area making it hard to pinpoint their whereabouts, according to
\nthe source.<\/span> <\/p>\n
\nexpressed their frustration with the current infrastructure that leads to
\nrecurring damages during floods. \u201cInstead of putting up fences around the
\nborder (to prevent people from escaping), I wish they would put countermeasures
\nin place against floods,\u201d some of them have said, she added.<\/span> <\/p>\n
\nwiped out crops ready for autumn harvest. Having had their corn and other goods
\nswallowed up by the water, some residents are now left with no home and nothing
\nto live on. \u201cSome people are struggling as they try to fish out their TVs,
\nsewing machines, and other home appliances, while others are running around
\ndesperately trying to find their lost children. It\u2019s been like a battlefield,\u201d
\nthe source said.<\/span> <\/p>\n
\nbuilt the roads better with better drainage systems, but the heavy rain
\nimmediately just flooded the area,\u201d she asserted. The unexpected incident has
\ninstilled a sense of fear among residents, with some looking back on July 1994,
\nwhen a massive flood broke out and was later followed by the death of the
\ncountry\u2019s founder, Kim Il Sung.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"