SEOUL (BLOOMBERG) - North Korea's ruling Workers' Party will discuss a 'crucial' matter at a meeting on Wednesday (Aug 19) that comes as the state is battling catastrophic flooding and trying to head off a coronavirus crisis.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SEOUL - North Korea's ruling Workers' Party will discuss a"crucial" matter at a meeting on Wednesday that comes as the state is battling catastrophic flooding and trying to head off a coronavirus crisis.
Leader Kim Jong Un last week sacked the premier he appointed a little more than a year ago, removed the southern border city of Kaesong from a virus lockdown and said his state would not accept foreign food aid because of the coronavirus risk. North Korea has been hit by flooding since earlier this month, as torrential rains threaten to wipe out farmland and the economy heads for what might be its biggest contraction in more than two decades. The flooding has also impacted its Yongbyon nuclear facility, with waters reaching pump houses for mothballed reactors, the 38 North website said based on an analysis of satellite imagery.
Agricultural production is a key element of North Korea's economy and flooding in its summer months has led to diminished harvest, putting strain on Kim as he battles global sanctions put in place to punish the state for its nuclear and ballistic missile testing.
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