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(LEAD) North Korea reports 'unexpected damage' after Typhoon Wipha
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SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea suffered "unexpected damage" after Typhoon Wipha hit the country last weekend, resulting in the country's second severe flood-related damage in a month, the country's official media reported Saturday.
About 7,000 hectares of crops in the southwestern province of Hwanghae were damaged or submerged by floods from the typhoon over the weekend, the North's Korean Central Television Station said.
"On Sept. 18-20, the typhoon caused unexpected damage in several regions again," the broadcast said, adding more than 45 centimeters fell in the region.
Last month, North Korea was hit by its heaviest rainfall in 40 years, leaving some 600 people dead or missing and about 100,000 people homeless.
Following the last flood, North Korea asked South Korea to delay the second-ever inter-Korean summit from late August to early next month, citing the need to recover from flood damage.
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