Kim Jong-un deployed disaster relief and inspected the typhoon-stricken area
Xinhua News Agency, Pyongyang, September 6 (Reporter Hong Kerun Jiang Yaping) According to the KCNA report on the 6th, Kim Jong-un, Chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea, Chairman of the State Council, and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces hosted the Party Central Committee in the typhoon-stricken area on the 5th. The Political Affairs Bureau expanded its meeting to deploy disaster relief work in South Hamgyong Province and North Hamgyong Province, and inspected the disaster-stricken areas in South Hamgyong Province.
According to the report, North Korea was hit by Typhoon Mesak on the 3rd. South Hamgyong Province and North Hamgyong Province in the northeastern part of North Korea suffered major disasters. More than 1,000 houses were destroyed in the two roads, and many public buildings and buildings were destroyed. The farmland was flooded.
The report also said that the enlarged meeting of the Political Affairs Bureau of the Party Central Committee discussed the post-disaster reconstruction of South Hamgyong and North Hamgyong Provinces, and made decisions on specific matters such as the formation of engineering forces and the transportation of materials.
Kim Jong-un also inspected parts of the disaster-stricken areas in South Hamgyong Province.
He pointed out that most of the areas along the coast are ineffective in safety measures, and required the construction of coastal tide dikes and harbor breakwaters in accordance with standards.
Kim Jong-un also learned about the growth of crops affected by the disaster, and emphasized the need to actively adopt agricultural technical countermeasures to avoid lower yields.