Pyongyang, June 28 (KCNA) -- The rainy season has set in in the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea from June 26 afternoon. Jong
Ryong U, vice chief of the National Meteorological Institute under
the Hydro-Meteorological Service, told KCNA that the year's rainy
season has begun more than one week earlier than the normal
year.
He went on to say: The feature of this rainy weather, which is
likely to last for two months, is conspicuous from the
beginning.
It had been difficult to distinguish the rainy season from dry
season in recent years. From last year the start and end of the
rainy season have become obvious again. It is expected that there
would be a heavy fall of rain coupled with strong wind and flood
during the current rainy season.
This rainy weather will seriously affect the yield of first crops
such as wheat and barley, the growth of which has been delayed
owing to unfavorable climate, he added.