A typhoon which hit North Korea on Saturday caused major damage to housing and agriculture and left five people dead, the country’s state media reported on Sunday.

The typhoon, named internationally as Lingling but referred to by North Korean media as “Typhoon-13,” hit the country at 1400 KST yesterday.

Citing the country’s State Emergency Disaster Committee, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that “five persons were dead and three persons injured.”

“The injured persons are now under treatment at hospitals,” it continued. “A nationwide tally showed that more than 460 houses of 210 blocks and 15 blocks of public buildings