North Korea mobilises after typhoon as Tokyo gets hit by storm

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PYONGYANG (AP) - North Korean state media urged citizens on Monday (Sept 9) to 'fully mobilise' to rebuild after powerful Typhoon Lingling lashed the country over the weekend, with workers rebuilding electricity networks, salvaging battered crops and helping families whose homes and property were damaged.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

PYONGYANG - North Korean state media urged citizens on Monday to"fully mobilise" to rebuild after powerful Typhoon Lingling lashed the country over the weekend, with workers rebuilding electricity networks, salvaging battered crops and helping families whose homes and property were damaged.

Government spokesman Yoshihide Suga told reporters that he had received a report of one death and of damage caused by falling trees and wind-blown objects.Earlier, Typhoon Lingling lashed the Korean Peninsula, leaving five people dead in North Korea and three dead in South Korea. Officials were reported to be"actively pushing" projects to send medicine and other necessities to residents in damaged areas as well as textbooks, notebooks and stationery to students.The storm that hit Japan disrupted morning commutes and knocked over scaffolding, causing damage over a widespread area.

 

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