South Korea is not yet considering any humanitarian aid for North Korea, which was reportedly hit by a severe flood in its northeastern region, an official said Thursday.

Pyongyang's state media said more than 40 people were killed and many houses destroyed in the border town of Rason, home to a special economic zone, during last weekend's heavy rain caused by Typhoon Goni.

The South's Korea Meteorological Administration and other relevant authorities are trying to confirm the damage in the secretive North, the Unification Ministry official told reporters, requesting anonymity.

"The government's basic position is that there should be a request from the North," the official said in regards to the possibility of assistance being sent.

Inter-Korean relations will be also considered comprehensively, he added. (Yonhap)