Fears of crop damage and impact on food supplies rise as forecaster reports more than 500mm of rain has fallen in three days
More than 1,100 homes in North Korea were damaged, thousands of people evacuated and farms and roads washed away after days of heavy rains brought flooding, state media reported.
The reports come as concern grows about damage to crops and the possible impact on food supplies in North Korea, which is cut off from most foreign imports and aid by self-imposed border restrictions aimed at preventing a coronavirus outbreak, as well as by international sanctions.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/06/north-korea-homes-wreckeddamaged-and-and-bridges-washed-away-in-floods
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