Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of): Flood: 2001/10/12
GLIDE: FL-2001-000571-PRK
| Period | 2001/10/12 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of) |
| Event Type | Flood |
| Outline | According to the Flood Damage Rehabilitation Committee of the Government of DPR Korea (FDRC), 81 people were killed with 82 injured and 27 missing, and 11,207 people were made homeless in Kangwon province. Kangwon province is a food deficit area and is vulnerable to the effects of adverse climatic conditions. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
| OCHA Situation Report No.3 2001/10/19 | ||
| Dead: 81 people Seriously injured: 84 people Missing: 33 people |
Completely destroyed: 4,000 homes Affected: 31,500 homes |
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| CNN News | ||
| killed 81 people Missing 27 Injured 82 |
Made Homeless 11,207 | |
Related Links
Report/Articles
yahoo!singapore news 2001/11/26
Eu to Offer US$175000 in Aid to N.Korean Flood Victims
OCHA Situation Report No.3 2001/10/19
The disaster left 81 people dead and 84 seriously injured, while 33 others are still missing.
BBC Asia-Pacific News 2001/10/23
Many people have been made homeless.
yahoo!singapore news 2001/10/22
U.N. rushes food aid to North Korea flood victims
BBC Asia-Pacific
flood caused large-scale damage to crops, homes and infrastructure.
Almost 150,000 people are affected.
yahoo!asia news 2001/10/16
"worst rains for century "killed up to 114 in north korea
CNN News
Big waves and floods battered North Korea's southeastern coastal province of Kangwon last week, killing at least 81 people, reports,27 were missing and 82 were injured in Kangwon.
Pictures
yahoo!news photos 2001/11/03
North Korean farmers reinforce the embankment of the Taedong River in Chollima, near Pyongyang, to prevent flooding of their farmlands.