Koreas hold talks on flood control near border

The meeting comes a month after North Korea released a massive amount of water from a dam into the Imjin River without advance notice,triggering floods that swept six South Koreans camping and fishing to their deaths.

North Korea has said it 8220;urgently8221; had to release water because the water level at the dam was too high and it would warn Seoul of similar dam releases in the future,but it has remained silent on Seoul8217;s demand for an apology.

8220;We will make efforts to achieve good results regarding8221; the incident,South Korean chief delegate Kim Nam-sik told reporters before departing to the North. Kim did not elaborate on whether Seoul will renew its demand for an apology during the meeting.

The discussions today took place amid reports that the North Korea appears to be preparing to test-fire more missiles following a barrage of missile launches off its east coast on Monday 8211; the regime8217;s first since early July.