South Korea will provide $240 million worth of aid to North Korea

The South Korean government said 20 days, North Korea to support flood repair work plan from 8 until the end to the North Korean support free rice and cement 100 thousand tons, 5000 tons of steel bars, the dump truck 100 vehicles, 50 vehicles excavators and other materials and equipment, and blankets 80 thousand, emergency medical equipment and related 10 thousand pharmaceutical products etc..

According to South Korea, "East Asia daily" reported that the cost required for a total of 221 billion won. Among them, rice (1 million 740 thousand won / T) purchase, tsuishine, packaging and delivery costs for 195 billion won, the purchase and delivery of materials, repair equipment, relief supplies for the cost of 26 billion won. The cost of supporting rice is paid from the North South Cooperation Fund (40 billion won) and the special accounting for grain management ($155 billion won).

Earlier, the South Korean government said 11, in the range of 10 billion won, to match the way the fund, according to the scale of non-governmental organizations in flood aid to North Korea to support civil society, so the total cost is expected to support for North Korea will reach 230 billion won (editor's note: $240 million).

South Korean government officials said: the World Food Program (WFP) and other specialized agencies are expected this year, North Korea's harvest will be reduced by about 100 thousand tons due to the floods, so the size of the rice will be set at the support of 100 thousand tons. The support for rice and the North Korean missile fired by the interruption of the loan to support the independence of rice."

The South Korean government considering to buy new equipment such as excavators repair need to spend some time to determine a considerable number of equipment support with second-hand equipment.

South Korean Unification Minister Shen Yanxiang at the press conference said: "North Korea in 19 in Mount Kumgang, the Korean Red Cross said in a meeting" due to floods, including the Yellow Sea, South Pyongan Province, North Road, 4 road and 14 city county area suffered extensive losses. "."