North Korean floods leave 133 dead

The death toll from recent floods in North Korea has risen to 133, while 395 others remain missing.

A photograph released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on 31 July 2012 shows a bridge damaged by flood waters, near Anju, in Onchon county. Source: KCNA

The death toll from recent floods in North Korea has risen to 133, while 395 remain missing, the UN says.

United Nations' Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA, has issued a statement citing figures disclosed by North Korean authorities, which also estimate around 107,000 people have been displaced.

Heavy rains at the beginning of this month led to immense floods in the northern provinces of North Korea, bordering China.

The floods have inundated over 35,500 houses and 8,700 public buildings, including schools.