North Korea Accepts Flood Aid Offer

North Korea has accepted a South Korean offer to provide flood relief aid, more than a week after it was made.

A Ministry of Unification official explained this afternoon, “North Korea notified us this morning via the Red Cross channel at Panmunjom that it will accept the aid.”

The original offer was one of discussion of flood relief aid, and was made by the South Korean government on September 3rd in the name of the Korea National Red Cross.