2024-08-04 12:17:51
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has denied reports in South Korean media that up to 1,500 people have died or gone missing in the republic as a result of floods, calling the neighboring country an “unchanging enemy.”
As reported by Day.Az with reference to TASS, this was reported by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
On August 2, Kim Jong-un visited a helicopter unit of the Korean People’s Army Air Force, which was used to evacuate the population during the flooding in the city of Sinuiju and Uiju County. On July 28, the DPRK leader personally supervised the evacuation and rescue of compatriots in areas at risk of flooding. In six hours, helicopters evacuated about 4.2 thousand people.
“Comrade Kim Jong-un said that the enemy’s worthless media are now spreading fabricated disinformation that the casualties in our affected areas will exceed 1,000 and 1,500 people, and that several helicopters seem to have crashed during the rescue work. He noted that the vile intentions of the Seoul elements who are engaged in such intriguing propaganda are obvious and clear,” KCNA reported.
Several South Korean media outlets reported that the number of dead and missing people as a result of floods caused by rising water levels in the Amnokgang River reached 1,000-1,500. South Korean authorities said that the DPRK suffered “significant damage” from the floods.
“Comrade Kim Jong-un said that [этот] “The enemy is a permanent enemy, and sharply criticized the base nature and routine habits of the scum of the Republic of Korea, who resort to vile, intriguing propaganda to denigrate us at any cost and distort the image of our republic,” KCNA writes. According to it, the leader of the DPRK stated that the country will not give up “strengthening the defense capability” of the state in order to eliminate the consequences of natural disasters and in the interests of the people.
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