North Korean leader accuses South of smear campaign over flood damage
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has accused South Korean media outlets of spreading lies and launching a smear campaign over the recent flood damage.
In the past week, India, China, Pakistan and North Korea have all been hit by torrential rain, killing hundreds of people.
North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said on Saturday that during a visit to an air force helicopter unit the day before, Kim criticized South Korean media outlets for spreading rumors and fake news about the extent of flood damage and the casualties in flood-hit areas affected by torrential rain.
During the visit, he praised North Korean troops for helping rescue people from the flood-hit areas, KCNA reported.
On Saturday, Pyongyang announced that there were no casualties at all in the Sinuiju area, a flood-hit area affected by torrential rain in North Phyongan province, which suffered the “greatest flood damage”.
It said North Korea’s Air Force rescued more than 5,000 people, with around 4,200 of them saved by helicopter “within a few hours”.
Kim “bitterly censured the inveterate habits and despicable nature of the ROK [Republic of Korea] scum,” it said.
The flooding reports constituted a South Korean "smear campaign to bring disgrace upon us and tarnish" the North's image, he added.
Relations between the two Koreas remain at one of their lowest points in years and senior political and military officials in Pyongyang say they do not expect any future changes in their relations with the West.
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