SKorea offers humanitarian aid to flood-hit NKorea

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 02, 2024 12:10 am

SEOUL — South Korea on Thursday offered to send aid supplies to North Korea to help the country recover from heavy rains and floods that submerged thousands of homes and huge swaths of farmland.

It's unclear whether Pyongyang would accept Seoul's offer. Animosity between the war-divided rivals is at its highest in years over the North's growing nuclear ambitions and the South's expansion of combined military exercises with the United States and Japan to counter the North's threats.

UNDER WATER A flood-hit area in the city of Sinuiju, in North Korea’s western North Phyongan province, is seen in this undated picture released on July 31, 2024. KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY/KOREA NEWS SERVICE PHOTO VIA AP

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