South Korea fears North Korea will release dams causing floods

• June 28, 2016 06:15

South Korea is concerned that North Korea will cause flooding by releasing water from a dam upstream of the Imdzhingan River, Yonhap news agency said.

Illustration: Sputnik.

According to the representative of the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Korea, the Korean armed forces are ready to provide necessary support, if requested.

According to Yonhap, since May this year, the water level at the Hvangan Dam, 40 kilometers north of the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea, has been rising. In case of dam discharge, the water would reach the Kunnam Dam on the south side of the Imdzhingan River within 30 minutes.

According to Sputnik

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