North Korea's Hwanggang Dam has continued releasing water without notice, raising flood concerns in South Korea, and violating past agreements of prior notification.
Areas near the inter-Korean border in Gyeonggi have lost fishing vessels and sustained extensive damage after multiple, abrupt discharges from an upstream dam operated by North Korea during the prolonged monsoon season.
Thunderous rains over several days have claimed the lives of over a dozen people and displaced more than a thousand, and the government warns the downpours are unlikely to subside this week.
Korea JoongAng Daily Sitemap
