Kim Jong-un calls for relief in flood-hit areas of North Korea
North Korea is struck by severe flooding, leading to homes destroyed and thousands of people evacuated
More than 1,000 homes were damaged and about 5,000 people evacuated after the ensuing flooding, state television reported earlier this week.Agricultural land has been damaged, and Kim Jong-un said in June the country faced a "tense" food situation. The report said "hundreds of hectares of farmland" were also submerged or lost as river levees collapsed, AFP news agency reports.
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