Houses for more than 1,000 families were inundated. Torrential rain and hail did big damage to crops in Rinsan, Unpha, Singye and other areas of north Hwanghae Province. Torrential rain did damage to tens of thousands of hectares of paddy and non-paddy fields in different areas in North Phyongan Province, including Pakchon, Chonma, Thaechon, Uiju and Kusong. Big landslide was reported from the Tanchon area of South Hamgyong Province. The landslide by downpour, hail and thunder caused serious damage to the mining sector, in particular.
Continued survey is made of damage.
Heavy rain, together with typhoon, is expected to hit all areas of the country. It was the first time in the history of pro-boxing that a Korean boxer in Japan won the world championship. Hong took the initiative in the match from the beginning through blistering attacks and knocked down the opponent with the right hand hit in the fourth round. Papers here today significantly observe the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the DPRK and Cuba. Rodong Sinmun in an editorial article says that the opening of diplomatic relations between the DPRK and Cuba 40 years back was a landmark event in developing the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries in all fields and a telling blow to the imperialists' despicable anti-Cuba blockade.