20 000 Ha of agricultural land Destroyed, the Korea of the North

Seoul - Floods caused by heavy rains that hit the Korea of the North last week destroyed houses, roads and farms and caused losses, said the Government media.

Heavy rains 12 to 15 July has resulted in more than 20 000 hectares of agricultural land damaged or flooded across the country was reported by the Korean News Agency Central News Agency, Sunday (5/7/2011).

"The Western in northeastern South Hamgyong Hwaghae and regions most severely affected by flooding, with precipitation more than 250 mm in some areas," he said.

Heavy rains have resulted in some of the dike, government offices and damaged roads and city of Hamhung on the East are dead, he said without developing.

Reconstruction efforts are underway in the regions affected by the flooding, he said. After decades of deforestation, the Korea of the poor generally subject to flooding North. In 2007 at least 600 people dead or missing following flooding.

Media of the Government, said last week, tropical storm that hit that country in June led to the victims and more than 150 homes and 20,000 hectares of agricultural land damaged or flooded.