In Pictures: North Korea's floods

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says it is rushing emergency aid to thousands of flood victims in North Korea after freak rains caused large-scale damage to crops, homes and infrastructure.

Almost 150,000 people are affected in Kangwon province - the focal point of the floods

Farmers had been hoping for an improved harvest this year but now they're struggling to salvage their ruined rice paddies

Many homes and kitchen gardens were also destroyed or heavily damaged

The UN's task of delivering 1.850 tonnes of wheat will be made more difficult by damage to roads and infrastructure