North Korea, Chinese Border Regions Issue Flood Warnings Amid Monsoon Rains

North Korea, Chinese border regions issue flood warnings amid monsoon rains

North Korea and Chinese border cities issued flood warnings this week as rising monsoon rains pushed water levels to dangerous levels along the Yalu River, prompting evacuations in China’s northeast and calls from Pyongyang to take preventive action. The heavy rains come amid fears of a repeat of the deadly floods North Korea experienced last […]

North Korea urges vigilance against heavy monsoon rain

North Korea on Thursday urged ranking officials to make thorough preparations as heavy monsoon rain is expected to soak the country this week. The North's most widely read newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, called for "maximum vigilance and a prompt response posture," saying that any defenselessness or negligence in the face of heavy rain stems from a lack of responsibility, a poor sense of crisis or an ideological lapse. "There should never be any tende…