ROK Red Cross offers humanitarian aid to North Korea after devastating floods



News ROK Red Cross offers humanitarian aid to North Korea after devastating floods Despite extensive damage, expert says DPRK unlikely to accept assistance as it plays up Kim Jong Un’s disaster response Ifang Bremer August 2, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON North Korean men repairing a river banks wall after a flood in Kaesong \| Image: Eric Lafforgue (Sept. 2011) South Korea’s Red Cross has offered to send humanitarian aid to North Korea after devastating flooding near the Chinese border displaced thousands of people and wiped out a whole village. “We express our willingness to promptly provide urgently needed supplies to the North Korean disaster victims from a humanitarian and compatriotic standpoint,” a representative of South Korea’s Red Cross announced through Seoul’s unification ministry on Thursday. South Korea’s Red Cross has offered to send humanitarian aid to North Korea after devastating flooding near the Chinese border displaced thousands of people and wiped out a whole village. “We express our willingness to promptly provide urgently needed supplies to the North Korean disaster victims from a humanitarian and compatriotic standpoint,” a representative of South Korea’s Red Cross announced through Seoul’s unification ministry on Thursday. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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ROK Red Cross offers humanitarian aid to North Korea after devastating floods

Despite extensive damage, expert says DPRK unlikely to accept assistance as it plays up Kim Jong Un’s disaster response

Ifang Bremer August 2, 2024

ROK Red Cross offers humanitarian aid to North Korea after devastating floods

North Korean men repairing a river banks wall after a flood in Kaesong | Image: Eric Lafforgue (Sept. 2011)

South Korea’s Red Cross has offered to send humanitarian aid to North Korea after devastating flooding near the Chinese border displaced thousands of people and wiped out a whole village.

“We express our willingness to promptly provide urgently needed supplies to the North Korean disaster victims from a humanitarian and compatriotic standpoint,” a representative of South Korea’s Red Cross announced through Seoul’s unification ministry on Thursday.

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