North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says Typhoon Bavi has caused only minimal damage to the country after making landfall early Thursday, state journalism KCNA has reported.
Mr. Kim, who visited South Hwanghae
province southwest of Pyongyang had issued an aware of prevent crop damage and
casualties from the typhoon, which made landfall near the capital, dumping
heavy rains and uprooting trees.
North Korea, which has also been stepping
up efforts to combat the novel coronavirus had mentioned Typhoon Bavi because
the Number 8 storm.
"He said that the size of injury from
Typhoon Number 8 is smaller than expected, adding that he had worried tons and
he feels it's fortunate to possess that quantity of injury," said KCNA,
pertaining to Mr. Kim's remarks.
KCNA said Mr. Kim involved further efforts
toward "minimising the damage within the agricultural field especially and
reduction within the harvest by making an accurate examination of the crop
damage and taking measures for improving their growth".
In South Korea, the typhoon caused
scattered damage to homes and other buildings grounded many domestic flights
and knocked out power for several hours, but no casualties were, reported.
Mr. Kim's visit came after KCTV state
television showed scenes of injury from the storm.
Heavy rains earlier this month that caused
flooding and damaged crops raised concerns about food supplies within the
isolated country.
The North's official Rodong Sinmun
newspaper published photos of Mr. Kim examining rice paddies and corn and bean
crops in South Hwanghae province, where Typhoon Bavi made landfall.
When Mr. Kim visited the typhoon-hit area
wasn't laid out’ in state media, but the storm had weakened and passed out of
the world by Thursday afternoon.
Flanked by masked officials, an unmasked Mr.
Kim praised ruling party organisations and officialdom for implementing
measures that reduced the damage, the Rodong said.
South Hwanghae province may be a major
source of farming and fishing products for a rustic that has a chronic food
shortages.
The Rodong report described flooded
fields damaged rice and toppled corn and beanstalks in South Hwanghae, also as
ruined crops in nearby North Hwanghae province.
It also reported damage to houses, public
buildings and other structures in South Phyongan province, near the capital
Pyongyang, where pedestrians were seen walking through many uprooted trees
after the storm.
The North's state media has not reported
any injuries or deaths.
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