It went on: The diseases that broke out in Andong, North Kyongsang Province, swept the whole area, leading to the cull and burial of 3.47 million heads of animals. As result, the stockbreeding field looks like a family in mourning.

This huge damage was caused because the authorities carelessly approached the early stage of their occurrence.

Moreover, the authorities failed to thoroughly bury the culled animals, causing environmental pollution, the radio deplored.