North Korea Facing Another Famine

North Korean soldiers unload sacks of rice from a freight boat on the banks of Yalu River near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong. Photograph by: Stringer, Reuters

U.N.: North Korea Faces Critical Food Shortage -- Wall Street Journal

SEOUL—North Korea's government food distribution system will run dry in May and put one-quarter of the country's 24 million residents at risk of starvation, the U.N. World Food Program said in an assessment that may influence whether the U.S. and other countries provide assistance to the country.

The agency said North Korea's chronically undernourished people are facing a tougher-than-usual springtime due to the effects on crops of flooding last year and extreme cold this winter. An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease since December also damaged livestock production.

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More News On North Korea`s Food Crisis

North Korea's food stocks running dry, UN warns -- The Telegraph
Over 6 million people need food aid in North Korea - U.N. -- Reuters
UN: 6 million North Koreans need food aid -- AP
The food crisis in the North -- Joong Ang Daily
UN says 6 million North Koreans are in urgent need of international food assistance -- Canadian Press/AP

My Comment: Our lawmakers should be concerned .... unfortunately .... receiving food (or not) will not impact the North Korean regime.