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S.Korean lawmaker-affiliated NGO to send flood relief for N.Korean children

Aid limited to children's winter clothes to prevent Pyongyang siphoning off relief, council says

A South Korean organization with current and former lawmakers as members will send emergency flood relief to North Korea, the group announced on Wednesday.

The group stipulated that aid will be limited to children’s clothes to prevent the North Korean government from pocketing the relief.

“We are planning to send children’s winter clothes including gloves, as the harsh winter season is soon to hit the flood affected region,” Heo Yongbum, the spokesperson for Korea Council for Reconciliation and Cooperation (KCRC) told NK News.

Since the North was hit by the devastatingTyphoon Lionrock about three weeks ago, Seoul