North Korea has punished local officials for failing to protect residents from a typhoon that caused a "serious incident" resulting in dozens of casualties, the newspaper of the ruling party reported Saturday.According to Rodong Sinmun, the leaders did not follow orders of the Workers' Party of Korea and did not thoroughly implement measures to evacuate residents. Powerful Typhoon Maysak passed through the Korean Peninsula from Wednesday through Thursday, bringing heavy rain.It is the first time North Korean media have reported on the typhoon casualties.Earlier in the week, the country star…READ FULL ARTICLE
