March 28, 2024
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IFRC releases $214,500 emergency funds due to North Korea heatwave

Aid organization also deployed emergency teams and 20 water pumps

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.

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