North Korean leader warns of defeatism in visit to typhoon-ravaged area

Kim Jong Un visits the typhoon-ravaged rural town of Komdok (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service/AP)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has lambasted government agencies for “defeatism” as he visited a typhoon-ravaged rural town, state media reported.

In his first public activity after weekend celebrations marking the ruling party’s founding anniversary, Mr Kim inspected recovery works in the north-eastern Komdok area, continuing a series of visits to regions hit by typhoons and flooding this summer.