Floods Kill 170 in North Korea

Floods in North Korea have killed at least 170 people, four hundred more are missing, and over 200,000 are homeless.

160,000 acres of farmland, as well as populated areas, have been flooded in a country that already was dealing with major food shortages.

The United Nations estimates that around two thirds of the North Korean population are not getting enough food, and that a third of children have stunted growth due to malnutrition.

Various agreements in the past to get food to the North Korean people have been either rejected by their government, or fallen through after the regime broke the terms.

Due to the situation of the floods, the UN has decided to send food aid, without terms.