Floods Hit North Korea

(23 July 10 - RV) Record rainfall has flooded farmland and residential areas in parts of North Korea.

Lack of proper infrastructure in most areas outside the capital Pyongyang makes arable land and residential districts of North Korea vulnerable to water damage in times of heavy rains, which in turn hurts harvests and worsens food shortages.

We spoke with the UN World Food Programme’s spokesperson for North Korea, Lena Savelli...