https://padlet.com/mmpinson18/v19yoztzby6g LATimes Article en-us 2016-11-17 19:11:59 UTC 2026-01-27 13:37:40 UTC hello@padlet.com mmpinson18 https://padlet.com/mmpinson18/v19yoztzby6g/wish/138533191 2016-11-17 19:16:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mmpinson18/v19yoztzby6g/wish/138533191 mmpinson18 https://padlet.com/mmpinson18/v19yoztzby6g/wish/138533758 2016-11-17 19:18:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mmpinson18/v19yoztzby6g/wish/138533758 mmpinson18 https://padlet.com/mmpinson18/v19yoztzby6g/wish/138534094 "More than 100,000 people have fled their homes and hundreds are missing in floods that North Korea is calling its worst disaster since World War II, prompting a rare admission of weakness from one of the world’s most belligerent states."]]> 2016-11-17 19:18:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mmpinson18/v19yoztzby6g/wish/138534094 mmpinson18 https://padlet.com/mmpinson18/v19yoztzby6g/wish/138534406 North Korea started searching for international aide after flood in  floods from Typhoon Lionrock ]]> 2016-11-17 19:19:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mmpinson18/v19yoztzby6g/wish/138534406 mmpinson18 https://padlet.com/mmpinson18/v19yoztzby6g/wish/138535744 "The state-run Korean Central News Agency said Wednesday that the country has experienced the “heaviest downpour” since 1945, with “tens of thousands” of buildings destroyed and citizens “suffering from great hardship.”"]]> 2016-11-17 19:22:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mmpinson18/v19yoztzby6g/wish/138535744 mmpinson18 https://padlet.com/mmpinson18/v19yoztzby6g/wish/138536704 Over 133 people have died. ]]> 2016-11-17 19:25:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mmpinson18/v19yoztzby6g/wish/138536704 mmpinson18 https://padlet.com/mmpinson18/v19yoztzby6g/wish/138536975 The devastation is slowly fueling a humanitarian crisis that undermines the regime’s credibility just as it tries to demonstrate strength."]]> 2016-11-17 19:25:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mmpinson18/v19yoztzby6g/wish/138536975 mmpinson18 https://padlet.com/mmpinson18/v19yoztzby6g/wish/138537609 "“North Korea is like a dog that bites the hand that is feeding it,” said Go Myung-Hyun, a research fellow at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies in Seoul. “It’s an embarrassment forKim Jong Un.”"]]> 2016-11-17 19:27:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mmpinson18/v19yoztzby6g/wish/138537609 mmpinson18 https://padlet.com/mmpinson18/v19yoztzby6g/wish/138538230 "They are letting the international community provide for people in North Korea, so the party and military can save money to divert to military spending." - said Go Myung-Hyun, research fellow at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies in Seoul

]]> 2016-11-17 19:29:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mmpinson18/v19yoztzby6g/wish/138538230 mmpinson18 https://padlet.com/mmpinson18/v19yoztzby6g/wish/138538611 "They are letting the international community provide for people in North Korea, so the party and military can save money to divert to military spending.", said Go Myung-Hyun, research fellow at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies in Seoul

]]> 2016-11-17 19:29:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mmpinson18/v19yoztzby6g/wish/138538611 mmpinson18 https://padlet.com/mmpinson18/v19yoztzby6g/wish/138539934 70% of Koreans do not have enough to eat ]]> 2016-11-17 19:33:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mmpinson18/v19yoztzby6g/wish/138539934 mmpinson18 https://padlet.com/mmpinson18/v19yoztzby6g/wish/138540181 1 out of 3 children under the age of 5 are malnourished in Korea]]> 2016-11-17 19:34:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mmpinson18/v19yoztzby6g/wish/138540181 mmpinson18 https://padlet.com/mmpinson18/v19yoztzby6g/wish/138540987 "“For the North Koreans, there is no logical disconnect. This is an issue for the international community,’’ said Snyder. “When it rains, do we hold Kim Jong Un accountable, or do we  make exceptions on humanitarian grounds, recognizing that he is in effect holding an entire population hostage?”"]]> 2016-11-17 19:35:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mmpinson18/v19yoztzby6g/wish/138540987 mmpinson18 https://padlet.com/mmpinson18/v19yoztzby6g/wish/138542233 "“In the grand scheme of things, Korean leaders are aware of the contradictions,” Go said. “But their point of view makes total sense. They are letting the international community provide for people in North Korea, so the party and military can save money to divert to military spending.”"]]> 2016-11-17 19:39:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mmpinson18/v19yoztzby6g/wish/138542233