North Korea - The country suffers worst drought
17.05.2019 326 views
This country suffered its worst drought in 37 years and called on its citizens to “battle” against the crop damage it caused.
The United Nations said up to 10-million North Koreans were “in urgent need of food assistance.”
In the 1990s, a devastating famine was believed to kill hundreds of thousands of North Koreans.
There was no indication yet that this drought will be as severe, but it followed a slew of warnings about poor harvests and crop damage across the country.
Source - https://www.panaynews.net/
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