North Korea Flood Disaster: Kim Jong-un’s Propaganda and Support to Victims Amidst Yalu River Catastrophe

North Korea’s northern area has suffered intensive flood injury because of the overflowing Yalu River.

On daily basis, North Korean media focuses on Chairman Kim Jong-un’s “take care of flood victims.”

Reporter Jong-won Lee seemed into what the intention was.

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That is what kids from flood-hit areas eat in short-term lodging in Pyongyang.

Actually each desk was served with “particular meals” for native kids, together with rice, hen, fruit and milk.

State media additionally broadcast footage all through the day of Chairman Kim Jong-un visiting a restaurant and consuming meals provided to him by kids with out hesitation.

[조선중앙TV : 원수님께 자기들이 좋아하는 음식들을 꼽아가며 저마다 아뢰는 아이들의 모습은 친아버지 앞에서 어리광을 부리는 응석받이들의 모습 그대로였습니다.]

The following day, Chairman Kim was reported to be observing kids’s classes in a short lived classroom arrange in his quarters.

He additionally stated that the kids got parcels of items, together with faculty uniforms, backpacks and faculty provides.

[조선중앙TV : 김정은 동지께서는 수해복구 기간 아이들에게 공부도 잘 시키면서 평양 체류의 나날이 앞으로도 영원히 잊지 못할 즐겁고 유쾌한 추억으로 남도록….]

North Korea has hosted greater than 13,000 flood victims in Pyongyang from North Pyongan Province, Jagang Province and Yanggang Province, which suffered extreme injury from the Yalu River flooding.

Through the flood restoration interval, kids and seniors have been in a position to keep on the April 25 Inn, which is used for worldwide occasions.

Beforehand, we additionally centered on President Kim’s tour of the flooded space on a rubber dinghy, his go to to tent cities for flood victims, and his relationship with residents.

There may be an evaluation that the North Korean media’s continued emphasis on the picture of a “people-loving chief” is a propaganda marketing campaign by the North Korean regime out of concern for public sentiment.

[홍민 / 통일연구원 선임연구위원 : 평양 자체가 갖고 있는 상징성이 있고 거기에 대한 출입 자체가 쉽지 않은 곳이기 때문에, 애민 정신을 보여주는 중요한 하나의 장소가 될 수 있는 부분….]

Though the flood injury was extreme sufficient to power greater than 10,000 flood victims to relocate to Pyongyang, North Korean media stays utterly silent in regards to the extent of the human casualties.

They reject the assistance of the worldwide group, together with the provide of fundamental requirements from the South, and emphasize their willingness to recuperate on their very own daily, however additionally it is anticipated that there will probably be limits to restoration primarily based on easy work.

That is YTN Lee Jong-won.

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YTN Lee Jong-won (jongwon@ytn.co.kr)

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