North Korea appears to have released water from a dam near its border with South Korea, prompting vacationers in the neighbouring country to evacuate, officials said.
The water level at a bridge on the river in the South's border county of Yeoncheon surpassed 1 meter on Monday afternoon, government data showed, requiring visitors on the riverbank to evacuate."North Korea appears to have released water from its Hwanggang dam," said an official at South Korea's unification ministry, which handles inter-Korean affairs.Yeoncheon county said it had sent alarm messages to nearby residents, warning them to move to a safer area.
Read More"The water level is now decreasing after hovering over 1.6 meters ," a Yeoncheon county official said.North Korea has been stepping up efforts to prevent flood damage from recent heavy rains.South Korea has repeatedly urged the North to give notice before releasing water from the dam, as the river flows through Yeoncheon, but Pyongyang has remained unresponsive.
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