Jul 31, 2024 · SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The recent heavy rains in northwestern North Korea flooded thousands of houses and a vast extent of farmland and left many residents homeless and living in makeshift tents, North Korea’s state media reported Wednesday.

Dec 22, 2024 · North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has attended a ceremony marking the completion of houses rebuilt after July's floods, emphasizing enhanced disaster response and self-rehabilitation, the country's ...

Korea has historically suffered several floods due to heavy rains, typhoons, and heavy snowfalls. Most of the flood damage was caused by storms and tsunamis caused by typhoons, and floods.

SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- Heavy overnight rains across South Korea triggered landslides and flooding, forcing the evacuation of more than 500 people in southern regions as roads and buildings were submerged on Saturday.

Jul 16, 2023 · Twenty six people have died and thousands have evacuated their homes in South Korea due to torrential rain that has caused landslides and flash floods. Ten others remain missing, according to...

Heavy rainfall during the 2023 East Asian rainy season resulted in severe flooding and landslides across South Korea, primarily affecting residents in the provinces of North Chungcheong and North Gyeongsang. At least 47 people were killed and three are still missing as of 22 July 2023.

Aug 12, 2022 · SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s capital has vowed to move people out of dangerous basement apartments made famous by the movie "Parasite," after three members of a family who lived in the...

Jul 17, 2023 · At least 40 people in South Korea have died after a weekend of severe rains caused widespread flooding and landslides across the country. The disasters have prompted calls from President Yoon...

Dec 17, 2024 · North Koreans are expressing growing concern over construction quality as the country rushes to build new housing in flood-damaged areas. A Daily NK source in North Pyongan province revealed that severe supply shortages are leading to substandard construction in flood recovery areas, including Sinuiju’s Hadan and Kangun villages and Wiha island.

Aug 11, 2022 · Seoul has vowed to move some of the city’s poorest families out of underground and semi-subterranean homes after 13 people were killed in flooding caused by record rainfall this week, sparking...