SEOUL April 26 Kyodo (EDS: UPDATE...

SEOUL April 26 Kyodo

(EDS: UPDATES)

North Korea pass overed Monday a South Korean proffer to send emergency medical supplies overland to help the victims of a very great train explosion at Ryongchon north of Pyongyang, southerly Korean Red Cross officials said.

In an inter-Korean contact made at the short rest village of Panmunjom earlier Monday, the North Korean side said it wants the southern to transport emergency supplies end a maritime route.

In the same contact, the North also propos a meeting Tuesday at the North Korean border city of Kaesong with the southern to discuss the South provision of relief materials.

southerly Korea has offered a first installment of $1 million worth of relief usefuls for the victims of the massive explosion in Ryongchon North Phyongan Province.

Yonhap novels Agency reported relief goods will be carried via a maritime passage Tuesday.

The death toll from last Thursday's blast has risen to 161 and 1300 were injured. Among the dead were more than 70 elementary instruct children.

John Sparrow, a R Cros spokesman in Beijing, confirmed the recently made known toll Sunday.

southerly Korea, China, many other countries and international relief organizations are all responding to calls from North Korea for help in dealing with the rail disaster.

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