North Korea state-run news agency says heavy rains have caused great damage to the country?s economy and unspecified human losses. The report said more than 5,500 houses and more than 350 public buildings have been destroyed, while almost 15,000 hectares of farmland is submerged.
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The report did not say how many people have been killed or injured. But China's state-run Xinhua agency reported Wednesday that flooding in Jilin province, which borders North Korea, has killed more than 70 people and forced the evacuation of close to 800,000.
The North Korean agency said the government has put emergency relief procedures in place as weather officials predict more rain in the coming days.
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read moreLocal authorities in the northern province of Lampang are expediting rescue operation to help over 300 families plagued by flash floods.
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Floods have devastated the Basunkusu area, located in the northern part of the Equateur Province. Nearly 300 homes were totally destroyed, leaving an estimated 1,500 individuals homeless.
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After approximately 100 hours of continuous rain, 84 municipalities of the state of Hidalgo are facing floods and landslides. So far 200 people had been evacuated in Hujutla, Tlanchinol and Orizatlan.
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Floods caused by the overflow of Salinas River in Sayaxche, Peten have affected 435 families and more than a thousand parcels of crops. Some 230 people from The Mollejon community are sheltered in schools.
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read moreAt least 43 killed as a result of monsoon rains and flooding across the country.
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At least 33 people were killed and several others were missing following powerful floods in eastern Sudan on Thursday (15 Jul 2010)
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In Japan floods and landslides triggered by record heavy seasonal rainfall have occurred nationwide since 11 June 2010.
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