Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Typhoon Bolaven buffets South Korean coast

Published in Wednesday August 29th, 2012 In In the media

August 28, 2012 A strong typhoon pounded the Korean peninsula on Tuesday. At least eight people were killed and 10 hurt in South Korea as the storm barrelled toward already flood-ravaged North Korea. The storm, named Bolaven, buffeted the west coast of South Korea with winds of up to 170 kilometers (106 miles) per hour, […]

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North Korea Floods: Dozens Killed, Thousands Homeless After Torrential Rains

Published in Monday July 30th, 2012 In In the media

July 28, 2012 Severe flooding across North Korea has killed 88 people and left tens of thousands homeless, state media reported late on Saturday, threatening to make the poverty-stricken country’s already chronic food shortage still worse. The floods caused by torrential rains and a typhoon this month caused “big human and material losses”, North Korea’s […]

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