North Korea Urges 'Maximum Vigilance' as Typhoon Bavi Approaches
State media said 150-200 millimeters of rain and strong winds are expected as officials urge maximum vigilance to limit damage.
- On Tuesday, North Korea warned of heavy rain and strong winds as Typhoon Bavi approached, with leader Kim Jong Un urging "maximum vigilance" to prevent damage.
- Typhoon Bavi was downgraded to a severe tropical storm on July 12 after making landfall in eastern China, where authorities had evacuated nearly two million people in its path.
- The typhoon is expected to weaken into a low-pressure system crossing North Korea's central region via the Yellow Sea between Tuesday and Wednesday, while El Niño conditions have intensified weather risks across Asia this year.
- Officials and workers across North Korea face orders to "remain on maximum vigilance and take steps to minimise damage," Kim was quoted as saying, while South Korea simultaneously dealt with hundreds evacuating from flooding in Chungcheong province.
- In 2024, severe flooding in North Korea killed or displaced as many as 1,500 people according to South Korean media—estimates Pyongyang dismissed—while scientists warn human-driven climate change is making extreme weather more frequent and intense.
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Typhoon Bavi threatens North Korea already weakened by its precarious infrastructure. Authorities announce up to 200 millimetres of rain and call for maximum vigilance to limit damage.
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North Korea urges 'maximum vigilance' as Typhoon Bavi approaches
SEOUL: North Korea warned of heavy rain and strong winds on Tuesday (Jul 14) as Typhoon Bavi drew near, with leader Kim Jong Un urging "maximum vigilance" to prevent damage.Natural disasters tend
North Korea urges ‘maximum vigilance’ as Typhoon Bavi approaches
Taiwanese coast guard personnel patrol the coastline as huge waves brought by Typhoon Bavi crash onto the shore in Hualien. (EPA Images pic) SEOUL: North Korea warned of heavy rain and strong winds on Tuesday as Typhoon Bavi drew near, with leader Kim Jong Un urging “maximum vigilance” to prevent damage. Natural disasters tend to have an outsized impact on isolated North Korea due to its weak infrastructure and economy. The typhoon is expected t…
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