Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang confirmed Thursday in Beijing that the Chinese government has provided a certain amount of humanitarian assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

The assistance includes grain, food, diesel oil and medicine for disaster relief, Qin said on a previous occasion, adding that the Chinese government is very concerned about the flood in the DPRK.

According to the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the flood has caused hundreds of people died or missing and left thousands of dwelling houses and buildings partially or totally destroyed.

Source: Xinhua