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At least 600 people are dead or missing after devastating floods in North Korea this month, state media has reported.
One million people have been affected by the downpours, with thousands injured and many more left homeless, Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.
The country also suffered severe damage to its infrastructure after landslides and rain left hundreds of miles of roads and railways inundated.
South Korea began delivering aid to its stricken neighbour last week. It has promised aid totalling almost $40m (£20m) in addition to the $7.5m it pledged in the immediate aftermath of the floods.
Read more:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6963889.stm
One million people have been affected by the downpours, with thousands injured and many more left homeless, Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.
The country also suffered severe damage to its infrastructure after landslides and rain left hundreds of miles of roads and railways inundated.
South Korea began delivering aid to its stricken neighbour last week. It has promised aid totalling almost $40m (£20m) in addition to the $7.5m it pledged in the immediate aftermath of the floods.
Read more:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6963889.stm