Torrential Rain Does Major Damage to Crops
From Times Wire Reports
North Korea, already suffering severe food shortages, said heavy rain this week caused major damage to its crops.
Flood water submerged thousands of acres of farmland as well as 30,000 houses and public buildings, a radio report said.
“Harvest is hardly expected from those fields,” the radio said. “Even some loss of human lives was reported.” It did not elaborate.
As much as 16 inches of torrential rain poured down on Kangwon and Hamkyong provinces Tuesday and Wednesday, the report said.
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