North Korea's Kim Jong Un ordered at least 30 government officials to be executed after the devastating floods over the summer that left many dead, South Korean media reports.

Kim Jong Un had reportedly warned of 'strict punishment' for the 'unacceptable casualties' caused by the floods and had executed the government officials late last month. The officials were also charged with corruption and dereliction of duty.

North Korea has executed up to 30 officials for failing to prevent flooding and landslides last month, according to South Korean television news outlet TV Chosun. The outlet quoted a government official as saying, "It has been determined that 20 to 30 cadres in the flood-stricken area were executed at the same time late last month."

North Korea executed multiple government officials after extensive flooding in late July killed thousands in the country’s northern region, according to a TV Chosun report.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for developing health, science and education facilities in rural areas alongside factories, state media KCNA reported on Monday, amid concerns over economic hardships and poor living conditions.

North Korea’s elites are becoming “disillusioned” with Kim Jong-un’s erratic behaviour, according to a high-level defector who has called for a greater push to destabilise the authoritarian regime.

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has reportedly carried out the execution of 30 of his high-ranking officials—for the crime of not being able to stop the devastating floods that recently broke out in the country.