Overall Green Flood alert in North Korea from 10 Jul 2013 00:00 UTC to 15 Jul 2013 23:59 UTC

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Overall Green alert Flood

in North Korea

Event summary

This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	FL 4074
Death:	2
Displaced:	760
Countries:	North Korea
From - To	10 Jul - 15 Jul

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Climate Change Gets Serious in Korea 7/18/2013 12:08:00 PM.

Pyongyang, July 17 (KCNA) -- The Hydro-meteorological Service of the DPRK comprehensively studied and analyzed the climate change for the past five years to predict the climate change for the upcoming five years. According to it, the climat

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Two killed, hundreds homeless in North Korean floods 7/15/2013 2:06:00 PM.

Two people were killed and hundreds left homeless after heavy rains pounded North Korea over the past three days, state media said Saturday.

Two killed, hundreds homeless in North Korean floods 7/13/2013 9:41:00 AM.

SEOUL: Two people were killed and hundreds left homeless after heavy rains pounded North Korea over the past three

Two killed, hundreds homeless in North Korean floods 7/13/2013 7:27:00 AM.

. Posted on 7 minutes ago. FP Monitoring Desk. SEOUL: Two people were killed and hundreds left homeless after heavy rains pounded North Korea over the past three days, state media said Saturday. "Flood damage occurred in the central DPRK,"

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