Kim Jong Un has made a rare public appearance after five government officials who spoke out against the regime's economic policies were reportedly executed.
The North Korean leader inspected reconstruction work in a flood-hit area in Unpha County, North Hwanghae Province, state media KCNA reported on Saturday.
A series of typhoons and the wettest monsoon battered several parts of the country in recent weeks. Kim said the North Korean economy “has faced trouble and distress at the great damage caused by the recent series of heavy rain and typhoons,” according to KCNA.
The leader expressed satisfaction on the progress of the reconstruction in Taechong-ri, a village in North Hwanghae province, the report said.
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