On November 30, 1991, a massive explosion occurred in the North Korean city of Kanggye - likely killing as many as a thousand people.
Despite taking more lives than the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, the catastrophe remains largely unknown internationally.
On November 30, 1991, a massive explosion occurred in the North Korean city of Kanggye - likely killing as many as a thousand people.
Despite taking more lives than the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, the catastrophe remains largely unknown internationally.
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