MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered condolences to North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un over devastating floods that caused untold casualties and damaged thousands of homes, the Kremlin said on Saturday.
The North, in turn, said Sunday that Putin had also offered 'immediate humanitarian support' to aid its recovery efforts, to which Kim responded that he 'could deeply feel the special emotion towards a genuine friend.'Pyongyang said this week it had seen a record downpour on July 27 which killed an unspecified number of people, flooded dwellings and submerged swathes of farmland in the north near China.
'Regarding the offer Kim said 'if aid is necessary in the course, he would ask for it from the truest friends in Moscow,' KCNA reported.Pyongyang said on Wednesday that officials who neglected their disaster prevention duties had caused unspecified casualties, without providing details on the location.It said on Saturday that there were no casualties at all in the Sinuiju area, the region Pyongyang claimed suffered the 'greatest flood damage.
Vows Support To North Korea After Devastating Floods
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