North Korea's Kim Jong Un visits typhoon-hit area after local officials threatened with 'punishment' over storm deaths

North Korea's Kim Jong Un visits typhoon-hit area after local officials threatened with 'punishment' over storm deaths



North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un made a recent visit to an area in the Hermit Kingdom that was slammed by a typhoon, firing a top official there as communist party officials have warned other local leaders they must follow orders when such storms strike, state media reported Sunday.