Posted on 09/12/2016 11:23:38 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Floods that devastated North Korea last month are turning out to be worse than initially feared, with more than 100,000 people left homeless, according to aid workers who visited the area last week.
That puts Pyongyang in the inconvenient position of having to turn to the international community for help — at the same time as North Korea is facing global condemnation after its nuclear test last week.
“The effects of this flooding will be even more dramatic and devastating than initially thought,” said Chris Staines, the head of the Pyongyang office of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. “The people there are in a very desperate situation.”
Staines was part of a group of 22 international and local staffers from 13 aid agencies stationed in Pyongyang who last week visited the northern city of Hoeryong, across the Tumen River from China.
Devastating floods ripped through the area Aug. 30 as Typhoon Lionrock lashed northeast Asia. North Korean authorities initially estimated that 44,000 people had been displaced between Onsong in the north and Musan, a major mining center 100 miles down river.
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“Someone” should fly over the major population areas and various parts of the NK countryside dropping leaflets informing the public that not one iota of aid will be given as long as lil Kim is in power.
That’s what drones are for.
My hero, humanist Ed Asner blamed us for not helping the starving in Cuba years ago. Amazing how they can’t blame governments other than ours.
Why would it ask for help? The government doesn’t care about its people and it’s suspicious of outsiders.
Why can’t Kim Fat ‘Un just wave his god-like magic finger and make it better?
DannyTn,
I’ve been to Panmunjom on the border of north and South Korea.
Always tense, but man-0-man it would be fun to fly a drone along the border there.
They shoot soldiers for trimming trees across this little strip of very rocky terrain. A Drone sending back real time video would be special and become an immediate target/
Send them water. Lots and Lots of water. Drop it from the air in bulk from air tankers.
I’m all for humanitarian aid - as long as:
1. US planes are used to deliver the aid - emblazoned with the stars & stripes.
2. Any equipment used is operated by US citizens - and is emblazoned with the stars & stripes.
3. US personnel are allowed to distribute the aid directly to the people in need - wearing clothing/uniforms emblazoned with stars & stripes.
Make em a deal. Food for nukes. Which do they want more?
They won’t go along with it. It’s best not to smack this tar baby. Nothing good will come from doing anything with NK.
In 1994, President Carter negotiated terms for the first dialogue in 40 years between the United States and North Korea. The Carter Center has been involved in two other peacemaking efforts on the peninsula since then, as well as a joint international food production program.
Waging Peace
In 1994, the United States and South Korea were on the brink of war with North Korea, convinced that the North was moving to develop nuclear weapons....and on..and on..
Heck of a job, Jimmah!!!
https://www.cartercenter.org/countries/north-korea.html
Never let a good crisis go to waste...
(they say...)
They can go to hell. Louisiana has more than that that are homeless right now from flooding.
with more than 100,000 people left homeless,
How can they tell? This is the country where the main food staple is DIRT! I call B.S.
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