South Korea’s intelligence service says it has ‘detected signs’ Kim Jong-un ordered executions of 20 to 30 officials
North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un , in waist-deep water as he visits reclaimed land which that flood damage due to a levee breaking in the western port city of Nampo.North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un , in waist-deep water as he visits reclaimed land which that flood damage due to a levee breaking in the western port city of Nampo.in July that wrecked thousands of homes and left up to 1,500 people dead or missing, according to South Korean intelligence.
Heavy rain and flooding struck the northern provinces of Jagang and North Pyongan in July, destroying thousands of hectares of farmland and displacing thousands of people, Yonhap added.in the South, have not been independently verified and North Korean state media has made no mention of them. South Korea’s spy agency said only that it had “detected signs” that executions had taken place, without giving details.
The executed officials may have included Kang Pong-hun, who was previously the chief secretary of the Jagang provincial committee of the ruling party, South Korean media said. Kim was pictured onboard a dinghy taking part in flood relief efforts in Sinuiju and Uiju County in North Pyongan province, with state media claiming he had overseen an operation to rescue about 5,000 trapped people using military helicopters.that people in and around part of Ryanggang province were in a “life-threatening” situation as a result of the flooding.
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