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North Korea Releases Dam Water Without Prior Notice

YEONCHEON, South Korea, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea released water from a border dam without giving prior notice to South Korea on Monday, causing the water levels of a cross-border river downstream to rise dangerously, officials said. The North opened the floodgates of Hwanggang Dam on the western inter-Korean border, sending water into [...]

N. Korea Discharges Dam Water near Border with South

SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea discharged water from a dam near the border with South Korea Wednesday, prompting the South to evacuate border-area residents for fears of flooding. “It seems that North Korea discharged water from Hwanggang Dam at around 6 a.m.,” a South Korean military official said. The North did not [...]