North Korea’s Kim Jong-un offers to bring flood-affected residents to Pyongyang
- The North Korean leader announced a plan to bring about 15,400 people to the country’s capital until new homes are built, KCNA said
Kim made a two-day trip on Thursday and Friday to Uiju County, one of the affected areas, to offer additional support for those affected, KCNA reported.
In late July Kim visited flooded areas and inspected rescue works where the military organised around 10 planes to make roughly 20 trips each to rescue 4,200 people within about a half-day after the region had been hit by heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Gaemi.
KCNA said Kim addressed plans to provide state support for elderly people, soldiers, children and mothers in the country’s capital Pyongyang until their new homes are built, adding about 15,400 people could be brought to Pyongyang.
Kim said it would take at least two to three months for flood victims to stabilise their lives after the construction of houses and repair work is done due to the large scale of the damage.