Pyongyang, August 4 (KCNA) -- Some areas of the DPRK have suffered damage from heavy rains from Wednesday afternoon.

According to results of an initial survey, the railway service between the Paekgumsan and Tonsan railway stations in South Hamgyong Province has been suspended by landslides from early Thursday morning.

A concrete bridge was destroyed in Pukchong County of the same province, cutting off road traffic.

Kaesong City has 105 hectares of rice field flooded and some 180m-long riverbank collapsed.