Despite Kim Jong Un’s pledge to complete recovery efforts from the last July’s large-scale flood damage in Sinuiju by late December, in reality, a significant portion of the flood-damaged houses remain demolished and neglected. It appears that since February this year, priority has been given to embankment reinforcement work. The simultaneous concreting of embankments in multiple areas suggests that the regime has ordered preventive construction against potential flood damage from this July’s monsoon season, with a particular focus on the Wihwa-do area, which faces China. While these activities are fundamentally for disaster prevention, they also serve as strategic measures to protect the Sinuiju area, which handles 70% of North Korea-China trade. This shows an aspect of a policy that prioritizes the protection of national infrastructure over individual housing.