Kim Jong Un Shakes Officials Over 'Lackadaisical' Flood Response: Experts Feel A Leadership Shuffle Is Brewing

North Korea’s supreme leader, Kim Jong Un, has strongly disapproved of the flood response from his top officials.

What Happened: Kim berated his premier and other top-ranking officials for their “lackadaisical” response to the recent flooding of farmlands on the nation’s western coast, Associated Press reported on Tuesday.

The supreme leader personally visited the flood-affected coastal area on Monday, where over 270 hectares of rice paddies were devastated. During the visit, Kim criticized officials’ “utterly irresponsible neglect of duties,” as reported by the official Korean Central News Agency.

He criticized Premier Kim Tok Hun for showing “the attitude of an onlooker” and chastised the vice premier for failing to faithfully execute his duties.

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Why It Matters: Experts believe that Kim’s stern criticism, despite the absence of reported human casualties, indicates a potential restructuring of senior leadership aimed at bolstering public confidence amid ongoing economic turmoil.

Kim’s criticism comes in the backdrop of a series of events, starting with his earlier dissatisfaction with local officials over their handling of Typhoon Khanun, which caused substantial damage to farmland in the Korean Peninsula.

Following the typhoon, Kim mobilized forces to combat food shortages, urging efforts to minimize crop damage. This was met with accusations from the United Nations of North Korea, neglecting its citizens’ hunger while focusing on its nuclear weapons program.

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