North Korea says 437,000 affected by floods

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

North Korea says 437,000 affected by floods - 24 Aug 07 - Floods in North
Korea in recent weeks have affected 437,000 people and damaged more than
one-fifth of the country's rice crop, the UN's food relief agency said Friday.
"According to figures from the North Korean agriculture ministry, 223,381 hectares
of rice, corn, and soja (soybean) have been damaged, or more than 20 percent of rice
crops, and 15 percent of corn fields," said World Food Programme spokeswoman
Christiane Berthiaume.

The floods left 300,000 homeless and 11 percent of the grain harvest -- equivalent
to 450,000 tons -- lost.

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[Aslkahuna]

There are always floods this time of year in both Koreas as the Asian Monsoon interacts with the Polar Front which is usually found up around 40N this time of year.

Steve

[Ptarmigan]

Korea is also mountainous, which tends to have heavier rain than flat areas. It's also when they get water for farming, like rice.