Posted on 09/08/2009 11:40:14 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
South Korea suspects North Korea intentionally flooded a river at their shared border last weekend, a top government official said Wednesday, as rescuers recovered the bodies of a boy and two others engulfed by the surge of water.
North Korea unleashed an estimated 40 million tons of water from a new dam without providing prior notice. Six South Koreans camping and fishing at the river were swept to their deaths.
The North said Monday that it "urgently" ordered the discharge because the reservoir's water level was too high. Stopping short of an apology, Pyongyang said it would warn Seoul of similar releases in the future.
South Korea rejected the explanation Tuesday and urged Pyongyang to apologize for the sudden and deadly flooding. Some officials questioned North Korea's reasoning, noting there had been little rain in areas north of Imjin River in the past week.
The Defense Ministry said Monday there were no immediate signs the water release was meant as an attack.
But on Wednesday, Unification Minister Hyun In-taek told lawmakers that Seoul suspects North Korea "intentionally" released the water. Hyun, who is in charge of relations with the communist country, gave no further details.
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Flood update ping.
How cold and heartless.
Thank you for the ping Jet Jaguar.
Thanks for the ping, JJ.
And yet they will go after Democratic Honduras.
We live in times that are topsy turvy American in Tokyo.
It’s a sad situation.
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