Tens of thousands of North Koreans have lost their homes due to recent floods, according to a report from the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) published on Saturday.

Damage from a typhoon which struck the DPRK’s North Hamgyong Province and other northern regions resulted in damage to 17180 houses, with 44,000 people made homeless North Korean media said.

The deluge also hit “Onsong, Kyongsong, Kyongwon, Yonsa and Hwadae counties of the province as well as some parts of Ryanggang Province including Taehongdan County,” while the River Tumen reportedly burst its banks and flooded larger cities like Rason.

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