Tag: winter
Poisoned N. Korean elderly couple revived through narcotics
An elderly couple in Kyongwon County, North Hamgyong Province, was brought to consciousness with the help of narcotics after collapsing from carbon monoxide poisoning,...
N. Korea’s electricity and food shortages lead to frequent cases of...
Food poisoning has been a serious problem in North Korea this winter season due to food shortages and poor supplies of electricity, Daily NK...
Non-tax burdens on Kim Jong Il’s birthday arouse anger among many
North Korean authorities issued orders for special guard duty throughout the country on Feb. 16, the 82nd anniversary of Kim Jong Il's birth, also...
Adulterous couple dies of carbon monoxide poisoning in Sinuiju
The naked bodies of an adulterous couple were discovered in an apartment in the Ragwon neighborhood of Sinuiju, North Pyongan Province, ahead of the...
Hyesan residents suffer water shortages
Residents of Hyesan, Yanggang Province, have been suffering from a water shortage, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of anonymity for security reasons, a...
Hyesan police launch manhunt for thief
Hyesan police recently launched a manhunt for a man in his twenties who escaped while being investigated for theft, Daily NK has learned.
After the...
Burst pipes force Sinuiju universities to suspend classes
Several universities in Sinuiju recently suspended classes for three days so that students could focus on water collection after water pipes burst due to...
Hyesan detention center inmates forced to make fertilizer in bitter cold
Prisoners at a detention center in Hyesan, Yanggang Province, have been forced to make fertilizer for long hours despite the bitter cold, Daily NK...
People facing bitter cold in Hyesan steal anything that burns to...
Facing the bitter cold, some Hyesan residents have resorted to stealing their neighbors' outhouse doors for firewood, Daily NK has learned.
"Many households outside downtown...
Many N. Koreans can’t heat homes due to firewood shortage
As North Korea faces a huge drop in temperatures down to 20 degrees Celsius below zero at times, many North Korean families in the...
