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Yonhap via The Korea Herald / Asia News Network
SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited typhoon-affected areas in the country’s eastern South Hamkyong province and chaired a Workers’ Party meeting there to discuss recovery efforts, media reported. state on Sunday.
The expanded executive policy meeting was held on Saturday to assess the damage caused by typhoon Maysak last week that hit its eastern areas hard, where more than 1,000 homes were destroyed, according to the Central News Agency. from Korea.
The meeting “had an in-depth discussion on the issue of damage recovery in the typhoon-hit areas of the two provinces and studied and decided on detailed measures such as organizing the construction force to be sent urgently to the areas , designs and material transport, ”said KCNA.
Kim also called on party members, especially those in the capital, to “take the initiative to help the provinces when the country is going through difficulties and difficulties would be a great contribution to strengthening the resolute unity of our society,” the KCNA. said.
“Upon learning of the growth of crops damaged by the typhoon, he called for positive agricultural and technological measures to minimize the reduction in yield,” he added.
During the meeting, the chairman of the ruling party’s South Hamkyong provincial committee was removed from office for an apparent failure to cope with the typhoon and appointed a new replacement, the KCNA said.
In an open letter sent to party members in Pyongyang, Kim said that around 12,000 elite party members from the capital will be dispatched to the two provinces to help with recovery efforts, according to the KCNA.
Kim’s visit to the typhoon-hit areas is seen to be aimed at highlighting his image as a leader who cares about the lives of his people as they have been recovering from the recent back-to-back natural disasters.
Typhoon Maysak, the ninth tropical storm of the season, hit North Korea as the country is still recovering from damage from another typhoon and heavy downpours that hit its main rice-producing areas in the southwestern province. .
On Saturday, North Chief Rodong Sinmun reported that the party decided to punish officials in the east coast city of Wonsan and Kangwon Province for failing to evacuate people and taking other preventive measures ahead of the typhoon, prompting the death of dozens of people. .
Faced with global sanctions and the fallout from its protracted anti-virus efforts, North Korea is concerned that the recent back-to-back natural disasters affecting the agricultural sector could exacerbate its chronic food shortages.
Kim and senior officials recently increased their field trips to the affected areas, urging efforts to accelerate recovery and minimize harvest reduction.
Kim recently visited a typhoon-hit area last week and urged “a total campaign” to complete the recovery so that the country can mark the party’s founding anniversary next month “with pride in accomplishment.” Yonhap
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