Houses and farmland are submerged in water in Sinuiju in this picture released by North Korea's KCNA news agency August 21, 2010. Dwellings, public buildings, arable land and other rural communities around the city were submerged after the Amnok river overflowed its banks due to more than 300mm of rainfall in the area around Lake Suphung from midnight to 9 a.m on Saturday and heavy rains in the border areas of China, KCNA said on Saturday. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 21 months ago

Houses and farmland are submerged in water in Sinuiju in this picture released by North Korea's KCNA news agency August 21, 2010. Dwellings, public buildings, arable land and other rural communities around the city were submerged after the Amnok river overflowed its banks due to more than 300mm of rainfall in the area around Lake Suphung from midnight to 9 a.m on Saturday and heavy rains in the border areas of China, KCNA said on Saturday.

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