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N. Korea confirms typhoon toll
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September 16, 2010, Thursday
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A TYPHOON killed dozens of people and destroyed roads, railways and thousands of homes in North Korea earlier this month, its media reported yesterday.
It was the first confirmation from the North of the extent of the casualties and damage inflicted by Typhoon Kompasu that hit the divided Korean Peninsula on September 2 and killed five people in South Korea.
The typhoon struck as North Korea struggled to recover from flooding last month that battered its northwest. Even in the best of times, North Korea relies on outside aid to feed its population of 24 million, and the flooding further devastated the country, forcing it to ask South Korea for help.
South Korea, whose current conservative government has cut aid to its neighbor, said this week it would send 5,000 tons of rice and other supplies.
The official Korean Central News Agency reported yesterday that most areas in North Korea suffered serious damage, and that landslides, strong winds and heavy rains caused by the typhoon killed dozens of people. It did not give a precise death toll.
It was the first confirmation from the North of the extent of the casualties and damage inflicted by Typhoon Kompasu that hit the divided Korean Peninsula on September 2 and killed five people in South Korea.
The typhoon struck as North Korea struggled to recover from flooding last month that battered its northwest. Even in the best of times, North Korea relies on outside aid to feed its population of 24 million, and the flooding further devastated the country, forcing it to ask South Korea for help.
South Korea, whose current conservative government has cut aid to its neighbor, said this week it would send 5,000 tons of rice and other supplies.
The official Korean Central News Agency reported yesterday that most areas in North Korea suffered serious damage, and that landslides, strong winds and heavy rains caused by the typhoon killed dozens of people. It did not give a precise death toll.
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