Flood-hit N Korea 'faces famine'
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North Korea could face famine after floods destroy crops, worsening food shortages, a study says.
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U.N. relief officials warned Monday that people affected by the south Asia earthquake and tsunami may be dying of hunger and disease because wrecked roads and bad communications are blocking the distribution of supplies.
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The U.N. will launch an appeal next week to raise as much as $20 million to help about 400,000 North Koreans affected by serious floods, a senior U.N. official said Friday.
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South Korea promises almost $40m more aid to North Korea to help it recover from devastating floods.
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Pollution and deforestation in North Korea are exacerbating its serious food shortage problems, according to a UN report released Friday that outlines a range of environmental challenges facing Pyongyang.
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A South Korean news report says a large explosion rocked North Korea&#39;s northernmost inland province of Yanggang last Thursday, sending a huge mushroom cloud into the air.
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There are reports that a massive explosion three days ago in North Korea&#39;s northern-most inland province of Yanggang, created a huge mushroom-shaped cloud.
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Devastating Mozambique floods, which have killed seven people and displaced tens of thousands, could be the worst in recent memory, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
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China faces a higher risk of natural disasters including floods and drought this year, according to a top official.  Water Resources Vice-Minister E Jingping told local authorities to prepare for torrential floods, typhoons and continued drought.
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Flood victims in the worst-hit parts of the country are so severely traumatised some consider suicide, it is claimed.
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The World Food Programme has launched an urgent appeal for funds to feed North Korea, saying more than one third of its children are badly malnourished.
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A massive clear-up is taking place after flooding damage estimated at hundreds of millions of pounds.
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SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea&#39;s forests are depleted, its rivers and streams are filled with runoff from factories and a reliance on coal energy has created severe urban air pollution, the United Nations said Friday in its first report on the communist
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Floodwaters have receded in the northern Philippines, following a week of severe flooding and four typhoons, but thousands of people remain cut off from help.
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Flooding devastates large areas of northern Ghana and Togo, and leaves thousands at risk of disease.
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Aug. 27, 2004 - NAIROBI, Kenya Urgent investment is needed in North Korea to deal with severe environmental problems that have depleted the country&#39;s forests, contaminated water supplies and polluted the
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Fears of a looming war in Somalia are hampering relief efforts for up to 1 million people hit by severe flooding, a senior U.N. official said Friday.