North Korean food imports from China throughout the month of June did not reflect concerns over a serious drought in the country, Chinese customs data indicated.

DPRK state media showed a large uptick in content focused on the drought in the month of June. The NK News KCNA Watch data tool shows the Korean Central News Agency alone put out nine English articles on the topic, as opposed to five in May and just one in April.

Korean Central Television (KCTV), and smaller outlets like the Pyongyang Times also upped their coverage of the drought