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| N.Korea Truncates Military Drills Due to Rain Damage | |
| 2013-08-07 | |
Citing a South Korean government source, Yonhap News said troops in the North have been ordered to help with flood relief work. Up to 900 millimeters fell in parts of the country in July, killing roughly 60 people and destroying over 100 sq km of farmland, while flooding more than 26,000 buildings. North Korea regularly conducts large-scale military exercise around this time of year. | |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #11 Along w/ bad seals, how about how hard that thing was working @ the 1:20-ish time hack; only 3 empty cars and was putting a huge load on the engine. the dual guage trackage was interesting however. as was the faceted curves; musst not have stolen a rail bender yet. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2013-08-07 21:57 |
| #10 I don't know too much about steam locomotives, but that looks like an awful lot of steam bypass for such a slow train. The steam cylinders' seals must be totally worn out. |
| Posted by: KBK 2013-08-07 19:31 |
| #9 Paper mache doesn't do well in the rain. |
| Posted by: KBK 2013-08-07 19:25 |
| #8 "It has always baffled me how leftists fail to understand that that is what the fabled pot of gold at the end of the rainbow really looks like." Doesn't baffle me, RJD - they're IDIOTS. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2013-08-07 13:52 |
| #7 I'd say a country reduced to rusty tire-burning trains has finally achieved full communism. It has always baffled me how leftists fail to understand that that is what the fabled pot of gold at the end of the rainbow really looks like. |
| Posted by: RandomJD 2013-08-07 13:43 |
| #6 Thanks, AP. But maybe they're taking the tires somewhere to get them recycled? /obvious sarc |
| Posted by: Raj 2013-08-07 10:50 |
| #5 test |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-08-07 02:49 |
| #4 Yes, raj, Nork has farmland, and steam locomotives that burn tires for fuel. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2013-08-07 01:31 |
| #3 900 mm, that is 35 inches of rain. Some real gully washers were seen, I'll bet. Army first and all that. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2013-08-07 01:27 |
| #2 Korea(s) is a wet mountain range. The hills are rocky and abrupt. Travel of people and water happens in the valleys. Rain is an attractant for heavy equipment and dirt roads. I remember exercises when the gear was left behind and reported 'pre-deployed' for later retrieval. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2013-08-07 00:23 |
| #1 North Korea has farmland? |
| Posted by: Raj 2013-08-07 00:02 |