Threat of food shortages as North Korea faces ‘severe’ drought

North Korea faces an “unusual” and “severe” drought this year and is working to protect crops, state media said on Thursday.

North Korea races to shield crops from drought, state media says

SEOUL, April 30 (Reuters) - North Korea is stepping up nationwide efforts to protect crops from an unusually severe drought ...

Food shortages loom as ‘severe’ dry spell threatens crops

The nation faces an "unusual" and "sev­ere" drought this year and is working to protect crops, state media said.

North Korea faces severe drought: State media

North Korea is battling an unusual and severe drought, impacting crops and exacerbating existing food shortages. Read more at ...
Yonhap News Agency on MSN

N Korea mobilizes officials as drought threatens crop production

North Korea is ramping up efforts to prevent a prolonged drought from damaging crop production ahead of the rice planting ...

North Korea faces food shortages as drought threatens crops

The country's state-run news has said much of the country has been hit by an unusually severe drought. The largely isolated country, with a population of over 26 million, was already facing food ...
The Japan Times

North Korea faces ‘severe’ drought, according to state media

Natural disasters such as drought tend to have an outsized impact on the isolated country because of its weak infrastructure ...