North Korea, flood scene. Photo source: ©© Cornell University Library.
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is a country in East Asia, located in the northern half of the Korean. Peninsula. Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, lies on a flat plain about 50 km (30 mi) east of the Korea Bay, an arm of the Yellow Sea. The Taedong River flows southwestward through the city toward the Korea Bay. Captions: Wikipedia.
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North Korea says recent floods have killed nearly 170 people and left 400 missing across the country.
The official Korean Central News Agency said Saturday that floods also displaced about 212,200 people and submerged more than 65,000 hectares (160,000 acres) of farmland between late June and the end of July…
The floods have sparked fresh concern over North Korea’s struggle to feed its people. A UN report released last month estimated that two-thirds of North Korea’s 24 million population suffer from a chronic shortage of food.
