SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has revisited a flooded region this week to address plans to assist flood-hit people, including bringing around 15,400 people to the country’s capital until new houses are built, state media KCNA reported on Saturday.
Thousands of houses in North Korea’s city of Sinuiju and Uiju County were affected due to heavy rainfall and floods, North Korea stated last week. The North Korean leader said that it would take at least two to three months for flood victims to stabilize their lives following construction of homes and repair work is done due to the massive scale of the damage.
Kim thanked those nations and global organizations that have reached out to North Korea and showed intention to provide humanitarian support.
Earlier, North Korea said Russian President Vladimir Putin had offered humanitarian help to North Korea. Similarly, South Korea’s Red Cross stated the South was ready to provide the North with relief supplies for damage caused by recent floods.
