North Korea appears to have released water from border dam without prior notice: Seoul


SEOUL: North Korea appears to have released water from a dam north of the inter-Korean border again without giving prior notice to the South, officials said on Sunday (Oct 19).

Based on satellite imagery, the North appeared to have discharged water from Hwanggang Dam, located upstream of the Imjin River, at about 3pm local time (2pm in Malaysia), according to the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment.

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