Rains force N. Korea to release dam water
Source: Agencies |
July 19, 2010, Monday
|
Print Edition
Print Edition
NORTH Korea warned it may have to release dam water into a river flowing to South Korea because of heavy rains, Seoul's government said yesterday. A similar, unannounced incident last year killed six people, straining ties between the testy neighbors.
The South's Unification Ministry said it was making necessary preparations.
The government sped up construction of a large, anti-flooding dam, which has been in operation since June 30, in response to the construction of the North Korean dam, blamed for last year's deadly surge.
"There won't be any problem," said Moon Kwang-hyuk, a Land Ministry official. "We can just store the released water in our dam."
When the North Korean dam discharged an estimated 40 million tons of water into the Imjin River last September, killing six people, some South Korean media speculated Pyongyang possibly meant it as an attack.
The North, however, later said it had to release water because levels at its own dam were dangerously high.
The South's Unification Ministry said it was making necessary preparations.
The government sped up construction of a large, anti-flooding dam, which has been in operation since June 30, in response to the construction of the North Korean dam, blamed for last year's deadly surge.
"There won't be any problem," said Moon Kwang-hyuk, a Land Ministry official. "We can just store the released water in our dam."
When the North Korean dam discharged an estimated 40 million tons of water into the Imjin River last September, killing six people, some South Korean media speculated Pyongyang possibly meant it as an attack.
The North, however, later said it had to release water because levels at its own dam were dangerously high.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
