Pyongyang, September 21 (KCNA) -- The downpour brought by the typhoon Wipha traveling from Shandong Peninsula of China to the north of the West Sea of Korea fell in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for consecutive days from September 18. In particular, the amount of rainfalls in some areas in the western coast reaches nearly 50 percent of that in the period from August 7 to 14. From 09:00 of September 18 to 15:00 of September 20 it rained 268mm in Pyongyang City, 368mm, 338mm, 314mm and 309mm in Jangyon, Unryul, Ryongyon and Sinchon Counties of South Hwanghae Province respectively, 335mm, 254mm, 231mm, 228mm and 226mm in Nampho City and Songchon, Yangdok, Maengsan and Onchon Counties of South Phyongan Province respectively and 308mm, 274mm, 235mm, 229mm and 226mm in Sariwon City and Hwangju, Singye, Sohung and Suan Counties of North Hwanghae Province respectively. Heavy rains of over 230mm also fell in Chonnae and Pobdong Counties of Kangwon Province and Yodok County of South Hamgyong Province. Nampho city, South Phyongan Province witnessed rainfalls of 87mm and 76mm respectively between 03:00 and 06:00 and between 21:00 and 24:00 on September 18, Unpha County of North Hwanghae Province 85mm between 06:00 to 09:00 on September 19 and Samchon County of South Hwanghae Province 76mm between 03:00 and 06:00 on the same day. The rainstorms and strong winds are inflicting heavy losses to different sectors of the country.

Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- More meetings of servicepersons and people took place in different cities and counties of the country to hail the successful historic nuclear test. Meetings were held in Nampho and Manpho cities, Phyongwon and Kangryong counties, Kaesong and Jongju cities, Tongrim and Phyongsan counties, Kim Chaek City, and Kosan, Cholwon and Rakwon counties. Speakers at the meetings said that the successive U.S. administrations have pursued very hostile policies towards the DPRK as evidenced by nuclear threat, sanctions and pressure, adding that the present administration was brazen-faced enough to describe the DPRK's recent nuclear test as a "threat" to international peace and security and mobilize its followers to adopt the UN Security Council "resolution" against the DPRK. They branded the U.S. imperialists as a vicious foe of peace. They bitterly denounced the "resolution", a product of the U.S. hostile policy toward the DPRK, noting that it is a challenge to the DPRK and a declaration of war against it. Speakers said upon hearing exciting news that the DPRK successfully conducted a nuclear test with indigenous wisdom and technology 100 per cent, the servicepersons and people felt proud of the Juche-oriented science and technology making a leaping advance in the era of Songun and confident of the emergence of a great prosperous powerful socialist nation. It is a sure guarantee for the victory in the revolution to unite closer around Kim Jong Il, they added. They firmly pledged themselves to defend the socialist country as firm as an invulnerable fortress and bring about fresh leaps and miracles in the economic construction, true to the great Songun policy, and thus bring earlier a bright morrow of rich and powerful prosperous Korea of Juche.