When it comes to natural disasters, North Korea stands out as the worst-hit country in all of Asia in 2019, according to a new report.
The Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) stated that 4 out of 10 North Koreans were affected by natural disasters in 2019 — the worst ratio in all of Asia — while 395 per every 1,000 people suffered from the 2019 drought.
In total, this means that 10.1 million North Koreans were affected that year, which is the second-highest raw population number next to India, a country with nearly 53 times more people. Meanwhile, the report stated that a single 2019 storm in
When it comes to natural disasters, North Korea stands out as the worst-hit country in all of Asia in 2019, according to a new report.
The Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) stated that 4 out of 10 North Koreans were affected by natural disasters in 2019 — the worst ratio in all of Asia — while 395 per every 1,000 people suffered from the 2019 drought.
Jeongmin Kim is the Lead Correspondent at NK News, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean and DPRK-related foreign, defense and humanitarian affairs, and has covered the 2022 ROK Presidential election on the ground. Prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency's Seoul bureau. Follow her on Twitter @jeongminnkim