PYONGYANG - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) suffered great human and material losses caused by typhoon-5 and heavy rains from late June to mid-July, the official news agency KCNA reported on Monday.

According to the KCNA, the storms and flood had left dozens of people dead, injured and missing according to data available. Over 2,900 dwelling houses were wrecked throughout the country, 2,200 houses in South Hwanghae Province alone. More than 8,000 people are now living in makeshift buildings.

The grain output of the DPRK this year may be seriously affected by the damage, as nearly 60,000 hectares of farmland were submerged, buried or washed away, said the report.

Besides, some 300 light poles, including a high-tension tower, fell down, cutting off electricity supply, while more than 8,400 roadside trees went over, the report added.