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North Korea Says It Faces Worst Drought In a Century
North Korea says it is facing the worst drought in a century, sparking fears of worsening food shortages.
State news agency KCNA said main rice-growing provinces had been badly affected and more than 30% of rice paddies were “parching up”.
Hundreds of thousands of North Koreans are believed to have died during a widespread famine in the 1990s.
This drought is unlikely to be as deadly because of recent agricultural reforms, correspondents say.
The United Nations World Food Programme says North Korea regularly faces significant food shortages and currently about a third of children in the country are malnourished.
KCNA said granaries in the provinces of South Hwanghae, North Hwanghae, South Phyongan and South Hamgyong were “badly affected”.
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mo
June 17, 2015 at 8:40 pm
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burma road bully
June 21, 2015 at 8:35 am
Use your nuclear power plants to run mega sized de salination (removing salt from sea water) plants.
North Korea has over 7 million soldiers and no food.
You’ll die of hunger in a golden palace.