Images of Flood Damage in Rason
By Raymond Ha, HRNK Outreach Coordinator
On August 22–23, the Rajin-Sonbong (Rason) special economic zone in the northeastern region of North Korea suffered torrential downpours, resulting in widespread flooding. Radio Free Asia has reported that “more than 40 people are believed to have lost their lives…while 1,000 homes have likely been damaged.” [1] Pyongyang has appealed for international aid, and the IFRC, WFP, and organizations in Germany and the United Kingdom are assessing or considering the provision of emergency aid. [2]
The Committee
for Human Rights in North Korea has obtained recent images of flood damage in
Rason, courtesy of Mr. Jung Gwang-Il, the founder and executive director of No
Chain: The Association of North Korean Political Victims and Their Families.
Mr. Jung, a survivor of political prison camp no. 15, is a key witness and
contributor to HRNK’s upcoming report Hidden
Gulag IV: Gender Repression & Prisoner Disappearances, which will be launched on Friday, September 18.
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This photograph appears to show a
kindergarten in Rason.
The red text on the banner above the doorway reads “Thank
you, Dear General Kim Jong-un.”
The six letters in the foreground, written on
the lower fence, reads “We are happy.”
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