Addis Ababa, August 10, 2024 (Addis Walta) The sacred leadership of the great father, who with warm love and ennobling spirit of making devoted service for the people as his natural character, continues the long journey of devoted service for their wellbeing while dedicating his tireless thinking and efforts to the sake of the people all the time, has touched the flood-stricken people again, redoubling their confidence in and optimism about the future.
Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, visited the flood-hit area in Uiju County of North Phyongan Province again on August 8 and 9 and took important measures for rehabilitation.
He, who pioneered an honorable campaign for providing the homeless people in the disaster-stricken areas with fine homes as soon as possible, visited again the flood victims of Uiju County on August 8.
On a hillock near a bank of the River Amnok overlooking the inundated island of Uiju County, he learned in detail about the specific conditions of the flooded area whose configuration begins to surface, and gave important instructions for rehabilitation.
He stressed the need to expand and propel the rehabilitation in a forward-looking and development-oriented way from the viewpoint that the rehabilitation is not only an undertaking for eradicating the aftermath of natural disaster but also a crucial issue of implementing the Party’s far-reaching regional development programme.
Calling for decisively raising the water-passage capacity in order to tackle the chronic vulnerability of the area that turns into a “reservoir” in downpour, he instructed the hydraulic engineering and designing sectors to take practical measures after jointly examining in a scientific way the current state of a river bank and the flood-prevention capacity of Uiju County which is bound to suffer flood damage due to the growing water level of the River Amnok.
Saying that a radical change should be made in building a highly-civilized and fashionable residential district as good as the ones in city, occasioned by the construction of new dwelling houses in Uiju County, he called for building an ideal “rural cultural city,” where all amenities related to urban management, ranging from the supply of electricity and drinking water to sewage disposal, are perfectly provided.
Then, he visited tents being used by flood victims as temporary dwellings and warmly consoled them.
The flood victims, unexpectedly seeing Kim Jong Un who visited their quarters in sweltering weather, broke into cheers of “Hurrah!” in tears of great excitement.
Sitting knee to knee with flood victims, Kim Jong Un took meticulous care of their living, warmly asking them whether they had something inconvenient, how their meals were provided and if there were any ill persons.
Telling them that it would be so hard for them to live away from home, he called on them to endure such pain a little more until the day when a paradise will be built on the ruins left by the natural disaster to provide them with a better life. He thanked them for invariably believing in our Party, saying rehabilitation doesn’t matter as there exists such deep trust.
Feeding children with confectionary he personally brought and putting lovely clothes on them, he said that seeing children he felt really encouraged and more deeply awakened to the sense of the duty he assumed to make the country stronger for the rising generations.
He met flood victims of Uiju County again on August 9 to clarify our Party and government’s stand related to rehabilitation, take crucial measures and console them.
He made sure that aid materials prepared by the Party Central Committee for the flood victims of Sinuiju City and Uiju County were conveyed to them by his private train.
He also authorized the members of the Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee to convey the aid materials to the flood victims in Jagang and Ryanggang provinces on the spot.
Cadres of the Party Central Committee handed over the aid materials to the flood victims.
Kim Jong Un showed warm parental care for children, warmly hugging them in new clothes, caressing their hair and talking with them in whispers.
He made a consolatory speech before the flood victims.
Noting that he came again to acquaint himself in more detail about their living conditions on the spot, reassign a series of tasks related to the recovery work and take crucial state measures helpful to the victims in addition, he said that he felt much relieved and greatly encouraged to see all of them living in good health without any inconvenience.
The most urgent issue, arising in the period of two or three months until the housing construction is completed and their living stabilized, is the one of life and education of children and students, he said, adding that childcare, edification and education are the primary state affairs never to be given up in any emergency situation.
He announced such an important measure as putting into operation an emergency system to bring all the children and students in the families of flood victims in North Phyongan, Jagang and Ryanggang provinces to Pyongyang to take educational care of them in a secure and convenient environment at the expenses of the state and in its direct charge until the rehabilitation finishes, and rendering state-backed protection and care to the old and sick persons, honoured disabled soldiers and baby mums after bringing them to Pyongyang.
He said that he leaves everything to individual intentions and decisions of the flood victims for there may be different personal problems but the above-said measure is to be taken as a top priority of the state so the Party and the government will take full charge and care of the health and life of the flood victims who will come to Pyongyang in the sincerest manner and do their best to that end.
Expressing thanks to various foreign countries and international organizations for their offer of humanitarian support, he said what we regard as the best in all realms and processes of state affairs is the firm trust in the people and the way of tackling problems thoroughly based on self-reliance. Our Party Central Committee and government will depend entirely on the patriotic enthusiasm and courage of our people and the potentialities of our country in the ongoing rehabilitation, too, he added.
Referring to the fact that the DPRK has taken sure advantage in the ongoing rehabilitation by dint of nationwide concentration and all-people mobilization, he solemnly declared that our Party and government will readily brave any challenges to accomplish without fail the tasks of the times, the historic tasks which they decided and shouldered of their own accord for our great people and future, and surely live up to the people’s trust with faithful service and good results.
The undying story, in which Kim Jong Un visited the flood-stricken people again to console and encourage them and take important state measures repeatedly for stabilizing their living and successfully carrying out the rehabilitation, will be recorded in history as another legendary tale about his paternal love for the people to be etched in the great father’s journey of devoted service, and as a significant event that adds vitality to the drive of the people all out in response to the Party’s call, proving once again that the programme and policies of the WPK and the DPRK government are based on the people-first doctrine. -0-