Typhoon disaster in North Korea

North Korea was affected by the typhoon, suffered from rainfall and suffered serious losses.

At 8: 00 a.m. on August 1 1 2023, typhoon khanun Center is loca

North Korea was affected by the typhoon, suffered from rainfall and suffered serious losses.

At 8: 00 a.m. on August 1 1 2023, typhoon khanun Center is located in the southwest of South Korea, and the maximum wind force around it is Grade 8 (18m/s). Under the influence of typhoon khanun, there was heavy rain in many places in North Korea.

From August 1 day 18 to the next day 19, the average rainfall of South Hamgyong Province in North Korea reached 1 13 mm, and the rainfall in some areas exceeded 300 mm. The heavy rainfall caused flooding in many areas of South Hamgyong Province in North Korea, which led to the rise of river water level and dam failure. 11more than 70 houses were destroyed or flooded, and more than 5,000 local residents were urgently transferred.

In addition, the local farmland in North Korea has also been flooded in a large area, and many bridges, roads over 16000 meters and river dams over 8000 meters have been destroyed by floods.

Bad weather caused by typhoon:

1, strong wind: the biggest feature of typhoon is strong wind. The wind speed in the typhoon center can reach more than120km per hour, or even higher. This kind of strong wind can easily cause trees to fall down, destroy buildings, destroy power facilities and affect communication and traffic.

2. Heavy rain: Typhoon is accompanied by a lot of precipitation. When a typhoon lands or passes by, the rainstorm lasts for a long time, often accompanied by heavy rainfall in a short time. This kind of rainstorm is easy to cause floods, flash floods and mudslides, resulting in serious floods.

3. Storm surge: Typhoon is generated at sea, and its powerful wind will push a lot of seawater to form storm surge. Storm surge means that when the typhoon lands, the front and side of the typhoon's central wind direction push the sea water to rise, which may cause the sea water to overflow the dam and flood the coastal areas.

4. Thunderstorm and lightning: The typhoon cloud system is often accompanied by strong thunderstorm activity and lightning. Thunderstorms and lightning may cause fires and damage power facilities and communication lines.

5. Affect the weather: In addition to the above direct bad weather, typhoons will also affect the weather in the whole region. Typhoon's strong winds and heavy rains often cause temperature drop and humidity increase in some areas, and even bring short-term cold air effects.