Kim Jong Un blasts Premier Kim Tok Hun as North Korea battles Typhoon Khanun As North Korea grapples with severe flooding and a treacherous weather system unleashed by Tropical Storm Khanun, Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un has lambasted North Korean Premier Kim Tok Hun for his 'irresponsible attitude'. According to South Korea's Yonhap news agency, Kim lashed out at the North Korean premier and his team on Tuesday for failing to take proper measures to prevent Typhoon Khanun from damaging the country's farmland. The powerful typhoon wreaked havoc in China, the Philippines and South Korea before causing severe flooding in North Korea. Kim condemned the prime minister during an inspection of the flooded areas. To get more news about kim tok-hun, you can visit shine news official website. According to Yonhap, Kim criticised Kim Tok-hun for "ruining" economic plans with his callous attitude. The supreme leader's mood sparked speculation that he might replace his prime minister, who is due to take office in 2020. On Tuesday, Kim inspected flooded areas in South Pyongan Province. The area was flooded after seawater breached a dike of a poor drainage system. Kim calls severe flooding in region 'human catastrophe North Korea's supreme leader said the severe flooding in the region was not a natural disaster but a "human disaster caused by irresponsibility", Yonhap reported. He insisted that the prime minister's "weak work attitude" and "wrong view" were to blame for the deplorable conditions. He ordered the ruling Workers' Party of Korea to investigate the prime minister's 'irresponsible work attitude and ideological viewpoint'. The wrath of Typhoon Khanun has destroyed hundreds of hectares of land in North Korea, a country already struggling with food shortages. The COVID-19 economy and ongoing sanctions have left the country's economy in shambles. Meanwhile, a South Korean official claimed that Kim was trying to shift the blame for economic failure onto his cabinet. "There is an aspect that (Kim) seemed to shift the responsibility to the cabinet for the harsh economic situation caused by wrong policy decisions, such as sanctions over his nuclear development and border closure," the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Yonhap. The official stressed that Kim's "strong remarks" could be followed by punitive measures in North Korea.