Pyongyang Hit by Flood
Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)
Pyongyang, August 16 (KCNA) -- Pyongyang City was damaged by an unprecedented flood.
Heavy rains fell in Pyongyang from August 7 to 11. Their precipitation is 224 mm higher than that in the period from August 25 to 29, 1967.
The water level of the River Taedong went up rapidly by the week-long rainfalls. 13,650 cubic meters of water per second flew in the River Taedong at 21:00 on August 11. Its water level reached the dangerous line.
On top of this, the highest tide of the West Sea of Korea brought difficulties to manage the water of the river.
It resulted in hitting low-lying areas of the city and its suburbs.
Some streets of Pothonggang, Mangyongdae, Phyongchon and Central districts were submerged under two meters of water, suspending traffics and breaking the supply of electricity and communication networks.
The beautiful parks in Panwol, Ssuk, Konyu and other islets and on the sides of river were buried under silt beyond recognition.
According to the figures available, the flood claimed lives of several people, inundated dwelling houses for over 6,400 families, 300 public and production buildings and nearly 30 underground cross-roads and destroyed 240 sections of roads covering 23,000 square meters.
At least 8,200 hectares of paddy and dry fields were flooded, buried or carried away and 30-odd pumping stations, 80 sections of waterways and 30 sections of river-dykes were destroyed and scores of water pumps were spoiled.
Some 2,300 hectares of farm land were damaged by the flood in Kangnam County and Turu Islet of Rakrang District, one of vegetable production bases for the city, was submerged.
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