Summer floods in North Korea, one of the poorest countries in Asia, often cause serious damage to its agricultural and other sectors because of its troubled drainage and deforestation. South Korea's weather agency said most of North Korea has been receiving heavy rains since Sunday. Some of the North's previous sudden, unnotified discharge of dam water caused deaths in frontline South Korean towns. Earlier Tuesday, South Korea said North Korea was unresponsive to its calls on another official communication channel but liaison officials from the two countries eventually had their regular call later in the day. Concerns about the heavy rains come after North Korea admitted last month to a domestic coronavirus outbreak.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 28, 2022 07:09 UTC