According to an internal North Korean source in NK Times on the 7th, the main roads and railroad bridges of some military factories in Manpo City and Kanggye City in Chagang Province have been completely destroyed by the recent flood.
It has been reported that the military factories that suffered flood damage are in a state of chaos, with workers’ commutes to and from work suspended.
In particular, there have been considerable casualties in the border area of Manpo City in Chagang Province, and it is said that the North Korean authorities are putting all their efforts into the military factory recovery project and are neglecting to determine the exact number of residents who floated down the Amnok River or the extent of the casualties.
Earlier, on the 31st of last month, the Korean Central News Agency reported that Kim Jong-un held the 22nd emergency expanded meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea in Sinuiju, North Pyongan Province, an area hit by floods, on the 29th and 30th, and replaced the secretaries of North Pyongan Province and Chagang Province who failed to prevent flood damage.
The source said, “The dismissal of the secretary of the Chagang Province Party is partly responsible for the flood damage, but the most serious thing is that he was removed from his position for responsibility for the flood damage at the military factory.”
The source continued, “Currently, an emergency has been declared in Chagang Province in relation to the flood damage, and an order has been given to mobilize the entire party, military, and people to work on flood recovery efforts.” He added, “As a result, all workers in the security, security, military, and factories in Chagang Province are working on the recovery effort.”
Although North Korea is going all out to restore the flood-damaged military factories in Chagang Province, it is reported that they are relatively less interested in the safety and recovery of residents. Attention will be paid to how additional recovery plans and measures will proceed.
***This article was translated by Google Translate, so the content may differ from the Korean article.
