DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Flooding - Humanitarian Snapshot (as of 05 September 2016) Overview Typhoon Lionrock, as well as a low pressure system, has triggered heavy rains over northwestern DPRK, causing the Tumen River to overflow and buildings to collapse. Early findings from the Government indicate that North Hamgyong Province has been most severely CHINA Onsong affected by extensive flooding, in particular Musan, Onsong, Kyongwon, Kyonghung, Yonsan Kyongwon RUSSIAN counties as well as Hoeryong City. FEDERATION Tumen Flooding is known to have killed 60 people and displaced over 44,000 people - 5 per cent of the Kyonghung 1 Hoeryong population of affected areas , as well as destroying more than 4,400 houses. Communication City with and access to affected areas remains a challenge, however, immediate needs have been Rason City identified as emergency shelter, food, medication, water and sanitary items. 1. Total population for affected areas is taken from the 2011 Census. Musan Puryong Chongjin City North Hamgyong Number of buldings destroyed / damaged Number of people displaced Yonsan Number of affected Households Yonsan 950 2,700 Yonsan 17,000 Kyongsong More than 5,000 Musan 1,800 600 Musan 13,000 Ryanggang Hoeryong City 1,200 520 Hoeryong City 8,000 1,000 - 5,000 Orang Kyongwon 4 / 370 Onsong 2,400 Less than 1,000 Onsong 260 / 0 4,400 Kyongwon 780 Hwasong Other affected counties buildings destroyed Undok 80 / 40 Undok 750 Kilju 4,300 44,000 Hwasong Other counties 110 / 90 Other counties 1,100 buildings damaged people displaced Hwadae Kim Chaek City Response South Hamgyong The Government of DPRK, through the State Committee for Emergency and Disaster Management (SCEDM) is coordinating the humanitarian response to the Typhoon and floods, Pyongyang activating its early warning and evacuation system. The Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) led by the UN Resident Coordinator (RC) are fully engaged in preparation for the response to this crisis along with Government counterparts. The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. The DPRK Red Cross has mobilized search and rescue, as well as first aid teams, and released 2,500 household kits (tarpaulins, jerry-cans, water purification tables, blankets etc). A Government-led joint assessment mission, with the participation of UN Agencies and international partners based in-country, has been initiated, which is also carrying immediate relief materials from stockpiles, especially food, medicines, water purifying tablets. ha km Meteorologists have forecast continued rain across North Hamyong Province over the coming 60 10,000 23 112 people dead arable land inundated schools damaged roads damaged days. Creation date: 05 Sep 2016 Data Source: Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. All figures rounded. Feedback: [email protected] www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int.