North
Korea's official news agency has said the country can expect more rain on
Sunday and Monday, contributing to floods that have already killed nearly 90
people.
Over the
past month, North Korea has been hit with a deluge of rain that has also left
60,000 people homeless. The KCNA news agency said about 4,800 hectares (11,860
acres) of cropland had been washed away and 25,700 hectares (63,500 acres)
submerged.
The full
scope of the disaster was only confirmed on Saturday when North Korea released
the latest figures related to the typhoon rain damage. The death toll was
significantly higher than was reported just a few days before.
The
flooding, which comes on the heels of a drought earlier in the summer, will
likely worsen North Korea's food crisis. Last month the United Nations said it
expected three million people in the country to require food aid this year. North
Korea has a population of 24 million.
mz/ncy
(AFP, AP, dpa)
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