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Green Flood alert in North Korea from 20/07/2012 00:00 UTC to 06/08/2012 23:59 UTC
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  • Articles: 61
  • Articles about casualties: 4 (6.6%)
  • Articles in last hour: 0

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North Korea famine not imminent but flood impact not yet clear-UN
Thu, 09 Aug 2012 09:03:00 +0200   alertnet (en)

Thu, 9 Aug 2012 04:02 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters By Ben Blanchard BEIJING, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Impoverished North Korea is a long way from famine levels that killed hundreds of thousands in the 1990s but it won't be until late next month that a full assessment of food levels af t er recent floods is possible, a U.

People and organisations: Paul Tait  Kim Jong-un  United Nations  World Food Program  Kim Jong Il  Agriculture Ministry  Ben Blanchard 

North Korea famine not imminent but flood impact not yet clear: U.N.
Thu, 09 Aug 2012 07:47:00 +0200   thehimalayantimes (en)

BEIJING: Impoverished North Korea is a long way from famine levels that killed hundreds of thousands in the 1990s but it won't be until late next month that a full assessment of food levels after recent floods is possible, a U.N. official said on Thursday.

People and organisations: Agriculture Ministry  Kim Jong-un  United Nations  World Food Program  Kim Jong Il 

North Korea famine not imminent but flood impact not yet clear: U.N.
Thu, 09 Aug 2012 06:53:00 +0200   news-yahoo (en)

BEIJING (Reuters) - Impoverished North Korea is a long way from famine levels that killed hundreds of thousands in the 1990s but it won't be until late next month that a full assessment of food levels after recent floods is possible, a U.N. official said on Thursday.

People and organisations: Agriculture Ministry  Paul Tait  Kim Jong-un  United Nations  World Food Program  Kim Jong Il 

North Korea famine not imminent but flood impact not yet clear: U.N
Thu, 09 Aug 2012 06:15:00 +0200   reuters (en)

BEIJING (Reuters) - Impoverished North Korea is a long way from famine levels that killed hundreds of thousands in the 1990s but it won't be until late next month that a full assessment of food levels after recent floods is possible, a U.N. official said on Thursday.

People and organisations: Kim Jong-un  United Nations  World Food Program  Kim Jong Il  Agriculture Ministry 

North Korea famine not imminent but flood impact not yet clear-UN
Thu, 09 Aug 2012 06:13:00 +0200   trust (en)

Thu, 9 Aug 2012 04:02 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters By Ben Blanchard BEIJING, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Impoverished North Korea is a long way from famine levels that killed hundreds of thousands in the 1990s but it won't be until late next month that a full assessment of food levels af t er recent floods is possible, a U.

People and organisations: Paul Tait  Kim Jong-un  United Nations  World Food Program  Kim Jong Il  Agriculture Ministry  Ben Blanchard 

July flooding in China causes $8.3 billion of economic losses
Wed, 08 Aug 2012 09:16:00 +0200   homelandsecuritynewswire (en)

8/7/12 Disasters Insurance industry faces agriculture losses from China to the United States in July 2012: flooding caused more than $8.3 billion in economic losses across China during July, while the worst drought in decades worsened across much of the United States; severe weather also prompted....

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Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the): DPRK Suffers Damage from Flood
Mon, 06 Aug 2012 04:49:00 +0200   reliefWeb (en)

Source: Korean Central News Agency Country: Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the) Pyongyang, August 4 (KCNA) -- The flooding, triggered by typhoon and downpour, swept some areas of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from late June to July 31, causing big human and material losses in the country.

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UN to send food aid to flood-hit N Korea
Sat, 04 Aug 2012 18:40:00 +0200   aljazeera-en (en)

North Korea says death toll from flooding between late June and end of last month has increased to nearly 170.

People and organisations: Kim Jong-un  United Nations  World Food Program  World Food Program  Emergency 

UN agency to send food aid to floo..
Sat, 04 Aug 2012 17:19:00 +0200   koreatimes (en)

The United Nations' aid group said Saturday it will send 336 tons of emergency food aid to flood-ravaged North Korea . The World Food Program (WFP) "is sending a first batch of emergency food aid to flood-hit areas" in the southern part of the communist country, the agency said in a news release.

People and organisations: World Food Program  World Food Program  United Nations 

North Korea floods leave 170 dead and 84,000 homeless
Sat, 04 Aug 2012 13:47:00 +0200   guardian (en)

A further 400 listed as missing as UN pledges aid amid 'chronic food shortages' for two-thirds of the population Almost 170 people have died in recent severe floods in North Korea , with a further 400 missing and more than 84,000 made homeless across the country, according to the state media.

People and organisations: World Food Program  World Food Program  News Agency 

U.N. to send food aid to flood-hit North Korea
Sat, 04 Aug 2012 12:51:00 +0200   news-yahoo (en)

SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) has said it will send a first batch of emergency food aid to impoverished North Korea , where a series of deluges and a typhoon have left hundreds of people dead or missing. The North's state media reported on Saturday that the death toll from....

People and organisations: Kim Jong-un  United Nations  World Food Program  World Food Program  Jeremy Laurence  Daniel Magnowski 

U.N. to send food aid to flood-hit North Korea
Sat, 04 Aug 2012 12:47:00 +0200   alertnet (en)

A series of deluges and a typhoon have left hundreds of people dead or missing in North Korea

People and organisations: Kim Jong-un  United Nations  World Food Program  World Food Program  Jeremy Laurence  Daniel Magnowski 

U.N. to send first food aid to flood-hit North Korea
Sat, 04 Aug 2012 12:47:00 +0200   alertnet (en)

Sat, 4 Aug 2012 07:53 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters SEOUL, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The World Food Programme (WFP) will send a first batch of emergency food aid to North Korea , where a series of deluges and a typhoon killed nearly 120 people and left more than 84,000 others homeless last month, the agency has said.

People and organisations: Kim Jong-un  United Nations  World Food Program  World Food Program  Daniel Magnowski 

U.N. to send food aid to flood-hit North Korea
Sat, 04 Aug 2012 12:39:00 +0200   reuters-af (en)

SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) has said it will send a first batch of emergency food aid to impoverished North Korea , where a series of deluges and a typhoon have left hundreds of people dead or missing.

People and organisations: Kim Jong-un  United Nations  World Food Program  World Food Program  Jeremy Laurence  Daniel Magnowski 

U.N. to send first food aid to flood-hit North Korea
Sat, 04 Aug 2012 12:36:00 +0200   trust (en)

Sat, 4 Aug 2012 07:53 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters SEOUL, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The World Food Programme (WFP) will send a first batch of emergency food aid to North Korea , where a series of deluges and a typhoon killed nearly 120 people and left more than 84,000 others homeless last month, the agency has said.

People and organisations: Kim Jong-un  United Nations  World Food Program  World Food Program  Daniel Magnowski 

U.N. to send food aid to flood-hit North Korea
Sat, 04 Aug 2012 12:36:00 +0200   trust (en)

A series of deluges and a typhoon have left hundreds of people dead or missing in North Korea

People and organisations: Kim Jong-un  United Nations  World Food Program  World Food Program  Jeremy Laurence  Daniel Magnowski 

International - U.N. to send food aid to flood-hit North Korea
Sat, 04 Aug 2012 12:24:00 +0200   nna-en (en)

NNA - 04/08/2012 (Reuters) - The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) has said it will send a first batch of emergency food aid to impoverished North Korea , where a series of deluges and a

People and organisations: Kim Jong-un  United Nations  World Food Program  World Food Program 

U.N. to send food aid to flood-hit North Korea
Sat, 04 Aug 2012 12:20:00 +0200   reuters (en)

SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) has said it will send a first batch of emergency food aid to impoverished North Korea , where a series of deluges and a typhoon have left hundreds of people dead or missing.

People and organisations: Kim Jong-un  United Nations  World Food Program  World Food Program 

UN sends first food aid to flood-ravaged North Korea
Sat, 04 Aug 2012 12:06:00 +0200   deutschewelle-en (en)

The World Food Programme says it is sending a first batch of emergency food aid to North Korea , which has been hit by a series of floods and a typhoon. The flood waters have left thousands homeless.

People and organisations: Kim Jong-un  United Nations  World Food Program  World Food Program  Kim Jong Il  Kim Jong Il 

UN to send first food aid to flood-hit North Korea
Sat, 04 Aug 2012 10:49:00 +0200   jrep (en)

SEOUL - The World Food Program (WFP) will send a first batch of emergency food aid to North Korea , where a series of deluges and a typhoon killed nearly 120 people and left more than 84,000 others homeless last month, the agency has said. In a statement published on its website on Friday, the United....

People and organisations: United Nations  World Food Program  World Food Program 

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