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Rodong Sinmun calls for “all efforts” to quickly secure water supplies

Ruling party organ says citizens must mobilize to avoid drought later in the year

North Korean media on Thursday urged citizens to mobilize all efforts into securing water supplies, warning of a "race against time" amid a major fall in average precipitation.

In a front-page commentary, the Rodong Sinmun, an organ of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), said the average precipitation across the country between December and January had been 3.6 millimeter.

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