New homes in flood zones show major defects less than year after construction - Daily NK English

New homes in flood zones show major defects less than year after construction - Daily NK English

Serious problems have surfaced in new homes built in flood-hit regions last year, less than 12 months after construction finished. People say the issues were unavoidable due to shoddy construction as authorities rushed to meet deadlines despite supply shortages. “Several defects have shown up in the homes built in the flood zones of Kimhyongjik county,” a source in Ryanggang province told Daily NK recently. “There are lots of problems—people are…