North Korea food crisis hits 10,000,000 people amid worst drought in decades

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It's the worst drought to hit the communist state in 40 years.

North Korea says it is suffering severe food shortages and its worst drought in nearly 40 years.

Government officials blame the food crisis on bad weather and economic sanctions over the rogue state’s high-profile nuclear missile tests. It said this is the lowest level of rain since 1982, when North Korea had an average of two inches of rain over the same period.North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had his calls for the easing of sanctions rejected The drought is expected to carry on until the end of May.In February, North Korea’s ambassador to the United Nations, Kim Song, issued an unusual appeal for urgent food assistance.

 

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