The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Cresent Societies (IFRC) released 213,474 Swiss francs ($214,516) in emergency funding to aid North Koreans at risk from the current heatwave, the group said today in a press release.

Temperatures in the DPRK are averaging 39 degrees Celsius (102  Fahrenheit) and have the potential to threaten to country’s fragile agricultural sector.

“We cannot and must not let this situation become a full-blown food security crisis. We know that previous serious dry spells have disrupted the food supply to a point where it has caused serious health problems and malnutrition across the country,” IFC