ANJU — UN staff visited storm-pounded counties in North Korea Tuesday, after two days of heavy rain submerged buildings, cut off power, flooded rice paddies and forced people and their livestock to climb onto rooftops for safety. The rain Sunday and Monday followed downpours earlier this month that killed nearly 90 people and left more than 60,000 homeless, officials said. The UN staff visited hard-hit South Phyongan and Kangwon provinces to see what help the UN might provide, Christopher de Bono, UNICEF's chief of communications for East Asia and the Pacific, said. — AP
