Bodies of North Korean flood victims float to South
(Adds U.N. agencies)By Jon Herskovitz
SEOUL, Aug 21 (Reuters) - The bodies of 11 North Koreans, victims of floods that have killed hundreds in the reclusive state, floated into the South on rivers that cross their heavily armed border, South Korean officials said Tuesday.
Floods in the impoverished North have destroyed thousands of buildings, left more than 300,000 people homeless and wiped out farm land in a country that battles chronic food shortages, international relief agencies said.
The bodies of six males and four females floated down the Imjin river and were found last week by troops who watch over the waterway as it crosses into the South about 60 km (40 miles) north west of Seoul, a Gyeonggi province fire official said.
The victims included two children about 4- or 5-years-old and a teenager, said the official, who asked not to be named.
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