Servicemen Take Lead in Assisting Accident Victims
Korean Central News Agency of DPRK
Ryongchon, April 29 (KCNA) -- Seven days have passed since the explosion at Ryongchon Railway Station, Ryongchon County, North Phyongan Province.
Inhabitants in the afflicted area told KCNA that servicemen were the first to arrive there, carrying relief goods with them.
Jang Mi Ok, 36, resident at neighborhood unit No. 73 of the township, had this to say:
"After the explosion, we found ourselves in wretched conditions. We had nothing to boil for meal and no shelter to sleep in. When we were in a desperate situation, our servicemen were the first to arrive here, carrying relief goods with them. We could hardly choke back tears for their sincere assistance".
According to her, soldiers and officers of the Korean People's Security Forces rushed to the spot with several tons of rice, quilts, clothes, shoes, kitchen utensils, school things and satchels on the evening of April 22, the very day of the explosion.
Relief goods they brought were for 400 families if each family has four members on an average.
Worker of the Ryongchon Coal Mining Machine Plant Han Ki Bok, 47, said:
"We lost everything including houses and household goods by the explosion. It was neither our relatives resident not far from here nor friends but servicemen who came here first with relief goods. Ours is a genuine revolutionary army which not only defends the country but also undertakes socialist construction and protects the people's lives and properties. Our army is, indeed, the best".
The inhabitants in the afflicted area are now working hard to recover from the damage with the belief that as long as there are leader Kim Jong Il and his army, they can create a new life at an early date.
They are also greatly encouraged by the nation-wide assistance and humanitarian aid from various countries and international organizations.
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