<br/> Reports from Seoul say North Korea has expressed regret for causing the flash floods that killed six South Koreans last month. It is not clear whether Seoul has accepted the statement as an apology. Officials from North and South Korea are meeting today in the border city of Kaesong inside North Korea. North Korea had accepted the South's request for talks on flood prevention. <br/> South Korea has been demanding an apology for the cross-border flooding, in which six South Koreans were swept to their deaths. South Korean news reports quoting government officials say the North has used the talks to express regret and offer condolences to the families. But it has maintained its position that it had to discharge the water to avoid a bigger catastrophe.