Flood Damage in Coal Industry and Railway Sector
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Flood Damage in Coal Industry and Railway Sector
Flood-Damaged Railway Sector under Rehabilitation Pyongyang, August 17 (KCNA) -- The railway transport has been heavily damaged by the torrential rains which have poured from August 7 in the DPRK. According to data available, rail-roadbeds covering some 78,000 cubic meters were washed away at more than 100 sections, railroads were cut off by some 62,400 cubic meters of stones and earth triggered off by landslide at some 200 sections and four tunnels were under water throughout the country. Heavy rains destroyed railway retaining walls of more than 36,000 cubic meters at 57 sections and over 280 meter-long railway bridge beams. Thirteen electric transformer substations for railway were flooded, more than 1,160 poles for railway communication and some 120 concrete poles destroyed or collapsed. The natural disaster has paralyzed the passenger and freight transport of railway. In particular, scores of kilometer-long rail-roadbeds between the Jisu and Sokthangonchon railway stations were carried away and rail-roadbeds of thousands of cubic meters in the section between Kithan and Jongbong railway stations were washed away or covered with nearly 10,000 cubic meters of stones and earth. Landslides destroyed over 120 structures in the section between Phyongsan and Jongbong railway stations. The investigation into damage is being continued. Meanwhile, a work for healing the damage is also being vigorously pushed ahead throughout the country. The Ministry of Railway preferentially provides cement, steel and other necessary materials to the rehabilitation sites in collaboration with the Cabinet and the State Planning Commission. Commanding offices have been set up on the spots in Yangdok County of South Phyongan Province and Kangwon Province stricken hard by the flood to vigorously conduct the rehabilitation of the damaged rail-roadbeds and railway bridges. Along with railway working people, the people in the flood-stricken areas have rushed to the rehabilitation sites. The damaged railway roadbeds and structures are being restored to the original state one by one by their devoted efforts. Flood Damage in Coal Industry Pyongyang, August 17 (KCNA) -- The recent downpours and strong rainstorms hit hard the coal industry in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. According to the data available, more than several hundreds of thousands of tons of coal were washed away and some 400 pits, cutting faces and stopes were submerged or collapsed. Over 90 industrial buildings covering at least 11,700 square meters and 30-odd public buildings covering over 40,000 square meters were totally or partially destroyed. More than six hundreds coal mining facilities including electric motors, compressors, tram cars and transformers were inundated. The flood triggered off by the heavy rain also cut off some 75,000 meters of coal transport lines and roads at over 200 sections. Coal mines under several area coal complexes were badly affected by the flood. Collieries under the Tokchon Area Coal Complex had thousands of tons of coal carried away and some 50 pits, cutting faces and tunneling faces inundated. Those under Sunchon Area Coal Complex witnessed that at least 40 pits, cutting faces and tunneling faces were deluged. In various coal mines in South Hamgyong Province, several thousands of tons of coal were washed away and scores of pits and various kinds of facilities were submerged. The flood inflicted heavy losses on coal mines in the Pukchang, Anju, Kujang and other areas, too.
YouTube | August 23, 2007
