After the floods , the North Korean government sent workers to clear roads and restore communications in the hardest hit areas . The government sent a truck from the capital Pyongyang with medical kits and vitamin supplements on September 5 , and announced a plan to rebuild 20,000 houses by early October 2016 . The Central Committee of the Workers ' Party of Korea requested that party members redirected their efforts from a 200-day mass worker program intended to improve the economy , and instead send soldiers to help with flood relief . About 1,000 volunteers from the country 's Red Cross chapter helped local workers in search and rescue missions . The agency had relief supplies for about 20,000 people , including tarpaulins , tents , kitchen sets , and water purification tablets . Red Cross workers coordinated with members of the international delegation between September 3 &ndash; 6 , resulting in increased resources for health services . The local Red Cross launched an appeal for emergency aid in response to the disaster through the state media Korean Central News Agency . The government , which rarely releases information on disasters in the country , requested for aid from the international community , just days after a nuclear weapons test that led to calls for increased sanctions . The World Food Programme provided emergency food rations for 140,000 people in need of immediate assistance
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September 2016 North Korean nuclear test
Typhoon Lionrock (2016)