NKorea paints grim picture of flood devastation

August 16, 2007 - 2:44PM

North Korea painted a grim picture Thursday of crop losses, power cuts and washed-out roads following severe floods, saying troops are struggling to restore key highways.

International aid agencies say up to 300,000 people are believed hit by the worst floods in a decade, which would worsen already severe food shortages in the impoverished communist nation.

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