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| Flood prompts South Korea protest | Flood prompts South Korea protest |
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| South Korea has demanded an explanation from North Korea about a sudden surge in the water level of a cross-border river that swept away six people. | South Korea has demanded an explanation from North Korea about a sudden surge in the water level of a cross-border river that swept away six people. |
| Seoul suspects the North released water from a dam on the Imjin river without giving any prior warning. | Seoul suspects the North released water from a dam on the Imjin river without giving any prior warning. |
| Rescuers are still searching for the victims after floodwater hit five campers and a fishermen on Sunday. | Rescuers are still searching for the victims after floodwater hit five campers and a fishermen on Sunday. |
| Seoul has demanded an explanation and called on its neighbour to give notice of any future water releases. | Seoul has demanded an explanation and called on its neighbour to give notice of any future water releases. |
| Map: Imjin river and area where flooding occurred | |
| The incident happened as cross-border ties were improving after months of tensions. | The incident happened as cross-border ties were improving after months of tensions. |
| Unintended consequences | Unintended consequences |
| "The government has expressed regret that a North Korean dam along the Imjin River released water yesterday without prior notice and caused big damage, including six of our citizens going missing," South Korea's unification ministry said. | "The government has expressed regret that a North Korean dam along the Imjin River released water yesterday without prior notice and caused big damage, including six of our citizens going missing," South Korea's unification ministry said. |
| Thousands of troops have been mobilised to search for the missing. Rescuers have already reportedly found one dead body. | Thousands of troops have been mobilised to search for the missing. Rescuers have already reportedly found one dead body. |
| Members of South Korea's ruling Grand National Party have demanded an apology, describing the incident as "an unpardonable criminal act". | Members of South Korea's ruling Grand National Party have demanded an apology, describing the incident as "an unpardonable criminal act". |
| At this point, we still wouldn't quite call it a water assault South Korean defence ministry spokesman | At this point, we still wouldn't quite call it a water assault South Korean defence ministry spokesman |
| However, Seoul said on Monday that it did not view the latest incident as deliberately provocative. | However, Seoul said on Monday that it did not view the latest incident as deliberately provocative. |
| "At this point, we still wouldn't quite call it a water assault," defence ministry spokesman Won Tae-jae told a briefing. "There has to be intention present for us to be able to do that." | "At this point, we still wouldn't quite call it a water assault," defence ministry spokesman Won Tae-jae told a briefing. "There has to be intention present for us to be able to do that." |
| North Korean dams have previously released water without prior announcement, damaging agriculture south of the border, but Sunday's incident was the first to claim lives. | North Korean dams have previously released water without prior announcement, damaging agriculture south of the border, but Sunday's incident was the first to claim lives. |
| South Korea's unification ministry spokesman Chun Hae-sung said the South was requesting an explanation from the North and had "strongly urged" North Korea not to repeat similar incidents. | South Korea's unification ministry spokesman Chun Hae-sung said the South was requesting an explanation from the North and had "strongly urged" North Korea not to repeat similar incidents. |
| The North last month freed five South Korean detainees, eased border curbs, and sent envoys from Pyongyang for talks with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak. | The North last month freed five South Korean detainees, eased border curbs, and sent envoys from Pyongyang for talks with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak. |
| name="map"> Although the cause of the flood has not been confirmed, the BBC's John Sudworth says concerns have been raised in the past that North Korean dams could cause both droughts and floods in the South, depending on the time of year. | |
| CROSS-BORDER FLASH FLOODS Water is believed to have been released from the Hwanggang Dam on the Imjin River, about 25 km north of the borderSix people killed south of the border as floodwater surges downstreamNorth Korea's dam building projects are part of an effort to solve chronic power shortages | |
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