It has emerged that heavy rain in North Korea killed 40 people, stranded thousands in flash floods and caused “massive” damage at the weekend. <br /><br /> Flooding hit the northeastern city of Rajin, near the border with Russia and China, according to reports from the Red Cross and North Korean media.<br /><br /> It was not clear what impact the rain would have in a country that said in June it was suffering from its worst drought in a century. South Korea said in July that some rain had fallen in the North, easing conditions.<br /><br /> Following the downpour, authorities in neighbouring China worked with North Korean border officials to evacuate 484 Chinese tourists, according to a Chinese news website.<br /><br /> They are said to have become stranded when part of the only road to the border was washed away.
