Pyongyang, August 9 (KCNA) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea suffered losses in the western coastal areas affected by the typhoon-9, Muifa, from Sunday evening.

According to results of an initial survey, the typhoon claimed more than ten casualties and destroyed many dwelling houses in North Hwanghae Province.

An estimated 1 000 hectares of standing crop were seriously damaged and some 1 000 roadside trees fell down in the province, causing a traffic congestion.

In South Hwanghae Province, more than one hundred housing units and ten public buildings were destroyed and ten power poles collapsed, cutting off electricity supply in part. Over 23 000 hectares of farmland were affected heavily by the typhoon in the province.

A detailed survey of the damage and relief work are now going on.