Aid Group: 54,700 Dead Or Missing In North Korea's Worst Flooding
Komfie Manalo - All Headline News Foreign Correspondent Seoul, South Korea (AHN) - An independent humanitarian group based in Seoul, South Korea estimates 54,700 people have been killed or are missing and about 2.5 million others are displaced due to the worst flooding to hit North Korea, in history. Figures from the Good Friends earlier said some 10,000 perished or were still missing in North Korea, Figures from the Good Friends initially said some 10,000 perished or were still missing in North Korea, but a data revision noted much higher numbers. However, the South Korean group and long-time aid partner of Pyongyang will not reveal its source. The group said, "The number of victims, either dead or missing, totaled 54,700. There were some 2.5 million people left homeless." It said vast tracts of farmland and entire communities were washed away by strong waters and landslides, raising serious concerns over the communist regime's ability to feed its people. Initial words from North Korea admits there is nothing to harvest this year. It described the damaged caused by a typhoon on July 10 "the worst ever in North Korean flooding history." According to the group, at least 231 bridges were washed away and huge swatches of agricultural land gone. Among those heavily hit by the typhoon was the southwestern province of Hwanghaedo, the largest grain-producing area in the North. The group said, "Words are ru |
