North Korea crops damaged: International Red Cross

282 views · Published 7 August 2018 · 2:15 · Indexed 8 November 2026

Channel: NORTH KOREA NOW · 2018 · News & Politics

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We've heard a lot about the tragic consequences of this summer's heatwave in South Korea -- including dozens of deaths and thousands of heat-related illnesses, not to mention the impact on the agricultural sectors, driving up food prices ahead of next month's very important local holiday, Chuseok.

But now we're finding out more about the impact on North Korea -- which presumably has been suffering even more given how much more developed the South's infrastructure is to cope with extreme weather events.

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