N. Korea deploys military to flood-affected areas to help with recovery efforts

북한, 수해복구에 방역까지 이중고 극복 안간힘…군부대도 투입North Korea has sent troops to a flood-stricken area to help with recovery efforts,... following days of heavy rain.According to state-run media Sunday,... military units were dispatched to the southwestern part of Hwanghaebuk-do Province to carry out recovery work.Troops reportedly helped to restore "roads, banks and land".Hwanghaebuk-do and the southeastern province of Kangwon were most affected by heavy rain this past week,... with reports of hundreds of damaged homes and flooded rice fields.