Flood death toll doubles to 600
From Times Wire Reports
Floods this month left at least 600 dead or missing, double the previously known toll, the country’s official news agency said, citing North Korea’s Central Statistics Bureau.
Earlier, international aid groups estimated that about 300 were dead or missing.
At least 100,000 people were left homeless and more than 8,000 public buildings were destroyed or damaged, the Korean Central News Agency said.
The week of severe rainstorms was the country’s heaviest rainfall in 40 years.
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