Report: At least 600 dead from N. Korea floods
State media says 100,000 left homeless, 8,000 public buildings destroyed
SEOUL, South Korea - Floods that swept across North Korea earlier this month killed at least 600 people, double the previously known toll, the country’s official news agency said Saturday.
Citing North Korea’s Central Statistics Bureau, the Korean Central News Agency reported at least 600 people were dead or missing and thousands were injured. The report was the first in North Korean media to specify a precise death toll from the disaster.
Earlier, international aid groups estimated about 300 were dead or missing.
