South Korea's Red Cross has offered to send emergency relief to North Korea's flood-stricken areas in southern Hwanghae and Gangwon provinces. South Korea's Unification Ministry confirmed that the proposal was delivered to the North on Wednesday afternoon.
It added that the decision to transport US$4.7 million (US$1=W1,061) worth of daily necessities and medical supplies via land routes was made solely on the basis of humanitarian concerns. Food, including rice and flour, are not under consideration. |