Famine

North Korean famine

1994 – 2000 · 40.00° N, 127.00° E

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When
1994 – 2000
Kind
Famine
Coordinates
40.00° N, 127.00° E
Description
famine in North Korea from collapse of Soviet aid environmental & infrastructure conditions and corruption
Deaths
240000
Cause
flood

Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.

1990s North Korean famine

1994–1999 famine in North Korea

The North Korean famine (Korean: 조선기근), dubbed by the government as the Arduous March, was a period of mass starvation together with a general economic crisis from 1994 to 1999 in North Korea. During this time there was an increase in defection from North Korea, which peaked towards the end of the famine period.

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