PYONGYANG, Sept 6 (NNN-KCNA) – Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), sent an open letter to all members of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang, calling on them to help the typhoon-stricken areas recover from damage.
Kim, in the letter, asked party members in the capital, to join the post-disaster relief effort, in the country’s eastern and northeastern regions, including Kangwon Province and South and North Hamgyong Provinces, so as to ensure a successful celebration for the 75th anniversary of the founding of the WPK on Oct 10, as well as, the holding of the 8th Party Congress in Jan, 2021.
The three coastal provinces were hit hard on Thursday, by Typhoon Maysak, with strong winds and heavy rain, with thousands of houses and public buildings destroyed or damaged. Typhoon Haishen is expected to arrive at the Korean Peninsula, late tomorrow (Monday).
Kim said, the WPK’s Central Committee decided to dispatch 12,000 elite party members to South and North Hamgyong Provinces.
“The Party Central Committee appeals to party members in the capital, to sincerely console the people in the disaster-stricken areas, and to earnestly aid them with the tender care of the Party and with warm feelings of the capital city of Pyongyang, so that they would get rid of the aftermath as early as possible,” the letter was quoted as saying.
Kim convened a meeting yesterday, to organise the campaign for recovery from natural disasters in typhoon-hit areas. After the meeting, Kim went to South Hamgyong Province, to inspect the situation and received a detailed report on the typhoon damage.– NNN-KCNA
