Iran Press/Asia: The official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said leader Kim Jong Un supervised the military rescues on Sunday as residents were brought out of Sinuiju city and Uiju town.
KCNA shared photos of Kim on a windswept airfield with officials, as well as surveying the scale of the floods from the rear passenger window of a black vehicle. Ten helicopters as well as navy and government boats were used in the rescue effort.
Heavy rainfall on Saturday had caused a river on the North Korean-Chinese border to exceed a dangerous level and created “a grave crisis”, the agency said.
Kim reprimanded officials for their failure to prepare and respond to the recent torrential rain, despite previous orders to enhance the country’s measures against natural disasters, it said.
North Korea has seen record-breaking downpours. Earlier this month, Kaesong City experienced an unprecedented 463mm (18.2 inches) of rain in a single day.
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