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Floods cause damage in North Korea
Flooding due to heavy rain in North Korea this month has caused serious damage to houses and farms.
North Korean state TV reported on Wednesday that severe rain in the southern city of Kaesong washed away over 100 houses and 4 bridges in one week from July 12th.
The TV station also said 2,800 hectares of farmland were flooded in the region's heaviest rainfall in 50 years.
The station also reported that severe rain caused damage to houses and farms in the eastern province of Hamgyong-namdo and the northern province of Chagangdo.
The station also showed images of people stacking stones to fix a levee and logs placed across a river where a bridge had washed away, suggesting that repair work is being hampered by a lack of machinery.
The damage has raised concerns about the possibility of a food shortage in the country.
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