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Records Written by Those Living in Special "Residential District"

Date: 06/10/2024 | Source: Voice of Korea (EN) | Read original version at source

A record downpour lashed the northern part of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in late July this year, causing a lot of flood victims.

The state took measures to make more than 13,000 people including preschoolers, students, the elderly, sick persons, honoured disabled ex-soldiers and nursing mothers stay in the capital city of Pyongyang before new dwelling houses were built in the flood-hit areas.

The state offered a large hostel in which representatives would stay during large-scale conferences and a military parade trainingbase for the participants in military parades as temporary lodgings for flood victims.

They are reminiscent of a residential district for everyday life of the people, rather than temporary lodgings.

We are going to tell you about some records written by those living in the special "residential district".

--Record of a woman worker at the Songgan Chicken Farm who came to Pyongyang with her little son--

"I am excited and pleased every day and every moment. The bedrooms have all conditions for living. We sit at liberal tables every day. Pyongyang citizens welcome us with pleasure. Children read and sing in the wonderful classrooms. Doctors cure me of chronic internal diseases I didn't know. High-quality cosmetics were supplied to women young and old.

Everything seems to be in my dream and so, I pinch myself several times a day to see if it is real. Each time I feel pain, I think it is real."

--Record of a woman from a workers' district in Jonchon County--

"Today, my son left the Okryu Children's Hospital. He had suffered from a congenital disease, but now he has recovered from it. Seeing him run in the premises of the hospital, I was blurred with tears to hardly leave it. As a matter of fact, I got to know too late that doctors and nurses of the hospital sat up at my son's bedside day and night to take care of him with the love of his parents when he was in hospital. Because I was also in the Pyongyang Maternity Hospital in those days to cure a chronic internal disease I didn't know. Like this, my son and I received treatment in the Okryu Children's Hospital and the Pyongyang Maternity Hospital at the same time.

This proves quite enough the love and affection shown to us."

--Record of a primary school pupil of the Jaso Senior Middle School in Kim Jong Suk County--

"I enjoyed myself in Pyongyang, visiting different places. And I take delicious foods, milk and snacks every day. I also go to school, wearing a new school uniform and shouldering a new satchel full of good school things.

I have grown two centimetres taller in a month."

--Record of an honoured disabled ex-soldier from Kim Jong Suk County--

"It was said from olden times that man should not forget but return favours. In order to repay the benefits I will do more good things for the country, though I am not well."

--Record of a man from Songgan County--

"When I lost my house due to a sudden disaster, I didn't know what would happen in the future. My house was simple, but it was my dear home where I had long lived.

Today, however, I'd like to say loudly that I have the house best in the world. I want to shout that our father is the respected Marshal Kim Jong Un and our house is the embrace of the Workers' Party of Korea."

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