North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered the ruling party’s 12,000 cadres in Pyongyang to help restore the economy and livelihoods of two agricultural areas hit by Typhoon Mishak, North Korea’s state media reported Sunday.
Typhoon Mishak caused several days of heavy rain along the eastern coast of North Korea earlier this week. Right now North Korea has yet to recover from the previous flooding and typhoon damage. The weather forecast calls for another storm to cross the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday.
Natural disasters have a greater impact in North Korea due to the poor state of the country’s infrastructure. In addition, many of the country’s hills have been damaged in terms of vegetation and the country is also prone to flooding.
The official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that Mishak destroyed more than 1,000 houses and public buildings and that flooding was widespread in farmland in the South and North Hamgyeong provinces; Kim Jong-un inspected the situation on Saturday and held a policy meeting to discuss disaster relief.
According to the report, Kim Jong-un relieved the chairman of the Labor Party Committee of South Hamgyong Province of his duties.
Photos published by the official Labor News on Sunday showed Kim standing in front of some destroyed houses and fallen trees as he discussed the situation with officials.
In a two-page handwritten open letter to members of the Workers’ Party in Pyongyang, Kim Jong-un said 12,000 party members in the capital would be dispatched to the two provinces affected by the disaster to assist in recovery efforts ahead of an important holiday next month.
North Korea will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Workers’ Party on Oct. 10.
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