The lower Yalu River region where recovery work from late July last year's torrential rains continues. In Uiju County bordering Sinuiju in Pyongan Province, new apartments have been completed, and massive embankment construction was underway along the riverbank. The embankment, piled up like a castle wall, revealed the determination to never repeat flood damage again. Numerous military soldiers were also mobilized at this construction site. When lunchtime came, they gathered together and hurriedly ate enormous amounts of corn rice. (ASIAPRESS Editorial Team)

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◆Embankment Like a Castle Wall

Eojeok Island in Uiju County is a mid-river island in the Yalu River, where the river width with China is narrow. It's also a tourist spot called "Ilbogwa" (One Step Across) because it's said you can jump across in one step. However, visiting the "Ilbogwa" site this year, North Korean land was not visible, blocked by a high embankment.

At this location where homes and fields were swept away by last summer's floods, modern new apartments like those on Wihwa Island have been completed. In the embankment piled like a castle wall, determination to never be flooded again was evident.

Embankment construction continues even now. Looking into the construction site, large numbers of young soldiers had been mobilized, laying concrete blocks one by one on slopes and attaching them with mortar.

◆South Korean Company Doosan's Heavy Equipment in Action

Heavy equipment from Doosan, a major South Korean heavy industry manufacturer, was being utilized. The equipment may have been manufactured in China. While the logo remains intact, slogans reading "Baekdu's Cutting Wind Spirit" and "Ten Thousand Miles Following the Party’s Center" are attached to both sides of the boom section.