North Korea estimates damage from floods that killed 133 people
North Korea suffered from the worst flooding in history. As reported by Agence France-Presse, citing the UN, on Monday, September 12, the number of flood victims in North Korea has reached 133 people, and another 395 are missing. The cause of the worst flood in the country's history was the overflow of the Tumangan River caused by heavy rainfall. In the region where the river flows, from August 29 to September 2 alone, between 290 and 320 millimeters of precipitation fell.