South Korean relief funds for North Korean victims of record-breaking floods have been sent to the International Red Cross (IRC), the Korea NGO Council for Cooperation with North Korea (KNCCK) said on Thursday.

The first batch of USD100,000 was sent on Wednesday, while the next, USD87,000, is to be delivered next Tuesday.

“The 54 sub-organizations belonging to the Korea NGO Council for Cooperation with North Korea (KNCCK) have gathered the funds for the past month,” Kwak Young-joo, a representative of the NGO, told NK News on Thursday.

“Because the Seoul government has restricted providing direct aid