"Floods follow drought in North Korea" Associated Press, July 31, 2012
"UN says North Korea needs food aid" Associated Press, August 03, 2012
SEOUL — North Korea needs immediate food assistance after heavy rains killed scores of people and submerged vast swaths of farmland, a UN office said Thursday....
Floods caused by two storm systems last month killed at least 119 people and left tens of thousands homeless, according to the North's media....
The flooding, which occurred on the heels of a severe drought, renewed concerns about North Korea’s ability to feed its people. In June, the UN said two-thirds of the country’s 24 million people are coping with chronic food shortages.
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The death toll rises as the belly becomes more empty:
"170 die in floods across N. Korea
SEOUL — North Korea said recent floods have killed nearly 170 people and left 400 missing. The official Korean Central News Agency said that floods displaced about 212,200 people and submerged more than 160,000 acres of farmland between June and July (AP)."
Related: Korean Floods and Famine
Yeah, the two go great together. Same time next year?
Koreans United Against United States
We do seem to have the ability to bring people together through our military.
Also see: N. Korea leader calls for economic growth