sol: North Korea said on Tuesday it was doing everything possible to avert the potential damage caused by heavy rains this week on concerns that outside observers could exacerbate the country’s economic difficulties amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Summer floods in North Korea, one of the poorest countries in Asia, often cause severe damage to its agriculture and other sectors due to its disturbed drainage and deforestation. Typhoons and torrential rains in 2020 were one of the difficulties that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said had caused “multiple crises” at home, along with strict epidemiological sanctions and UN sanctions.
North Korea’s weather officials have predicted that this year’s rainy season will begin in late June and issued an alert for torrential rain across much of its region from Monday to Wednesday.
Officials in the north, central and southwest regions are mobilizing all available resources to deal with potential flood-related damage, the official Korean Central News Agency said on Tuesday.
KCNA reported that officers and staff were working to protect crops, factory equipment, power plant facilities and fishing boats from heavy rains. It said the country’s disaster response agency is reviewing the preparedness of emergency personnel and medical staff.
KCNA said North Korean officials are urging residents and workers to adhere to pandemic restrictions during the country’s monsoon season.
It said that more than 106,000 medical workers and health workers are prepared to deal with potentially major health problems caused by the floods. The KCNA said authorities are taking steps to ensure anti-epidemic security in shelters for people evacuated from flood-damaged areas.
South Korea’s weather agency said most parts of North Korea have been receiving heavy rains since Sunday. North Korea is battling its first domestic coronavirus outbreak, raising concerns about rain. Since North Korea acknowledged the outbreak last month, it said about 4.7 million of the country’s 26 million people have fallen ill with feverish symptoms, but only 73 died, a fatality rate that has been widely criticized by outside experts. is vehemently disputed.
Given that its entire population remains officially illiterate and that its healthcare system is broken, observers speculate that North Korea may have suffered more deaths and that it may have helped Kim avoid any political damage. There is a possibility of manipulating your death numbers.