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As the rainy season begins, it has been raining a lot in North Korea recently.

Unauthorized discharge of the dam by North Korea could cause great damage to us, so the government requested the North to notify us in advance when the dam is open.



This content will be delivered by Ahn Jung-sik, a reporter specializing in North Korea.



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At dawn on the 28th, it rains heavily in downtown Pyongyang.



A flood warning was issued for the Potong River in Pyongyang as it rained more than 30 mm per hour at one time.



[North Korean reporter: As you can see, the water level of the Potong River continues to rise as it continues to fall without stopping to this day.]



Not only in Pyongyang.



[Chosun Central TV: It is predicted that 300 to 500 mm of heavy rain will fall in some areas of North Hwanghae, North Hwanghae, Gaeseong, and inland of Gangwon-do in various regions of North Pyongan Province, South Pyongan Province, and Jagang Province.] Heavy rain fell in



North Korea last weekend as well, causing damage. When it occurred and a lot of rain was predicted, the Ministry of Unification demanded that we notify South Korea if North Korea discharges it from a dam to the south.



[Cho Joong-hoon/Ministry of Unification Spokesperson: According to the inter-Korean agreement, we ask the North to notify us in advance when the North releases a dam in the North's waters.]



The South and the North have agreed to notify in advance if the North releases a dam, but it has become ineffective. no see.



In 2009, North Korea's unauthorized discharge of the Hwanggang Dam killed six South Koreans.



Unification Minister Kwon Young-se visited the Imjin River Gunnam Dam area affected by the Hwanggang Dam discharge and inspected the site.



The Ministry of Unification initially tried to deliver a notice requesting notification upon release through the inter-Korean liaison office, but in the morning there was no communication with the North.



A lot of rain seems to have caused the disturbance.



In the afternoon, the Ministry of Unification verbally communicated our position through the military communication line when the North did not reveal its position on the reception even through the restored liaison office communication network.



(Video coverage: Park Young-il, Video editing: Won-yang)



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