Severe flooding in North Korea: Kim Jong-un personally directs rescue efforts from a boat
For the first time in history, the head of the DPRK took part in the liquidation of the consequences of a powerful flood on the border with China, holding an away meeting of the Politburo just in his train.
Kim Jong-un personally arrived to supervise the rescue work in the flooded provinces of North Korea. Official North Korean media reported that heavy rain caused several rivers to burst their banks and flood provinces on the border with China, forcing the evacuation of several thousand people. write KCNA.
“Dear Comrade” arrived at the scene on his train and went to inspect the flooded villages on an inflatable boat. However, this visit was not without incident: a video appeared on social networks in which Kim crashes into a tree, after which he angrily shouts at the boatman.
North Korea’s official media reported the visit as much more subdued, noting that Kim Jong-un’s involvement in the rescue operation was described in sufficient detail for the first time, including reports of casualties. According to the report, Kim arrived in the flooded provinces on his train, then, accompanied by officials, on five inflatable boats, went directly to the affected villages.
The tree incident happened during a water ride when the branches almost threw Kim overboard. The angry leader sparked a wave of discussion on social media over the fate of the boatman who made the mistake.
After the inspection, Kim Jong-un held an extraordinary extended meeting of the Politburo of the 8th Convocation of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in the carriage of his train. He expressed great concern over the flooded areas and promised to take powerful state measures to restore and improve the living conditions of the population.
“If there is a leadership of the party, the army and the people are devoted to it, nothing is impossible”, he emphasized, urging everyone to rise from the crisis with new strength and achieve great success.
