North korea food aid us 2012 03 28

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North Koreans may be turning to cannibalism as deadly food shortages continue.

North Korea's toughest part of the year for food begins in April, runs through September.

North Korea relies on foreign aid to feeds its people, having suffered persistent food shortages since a famine in the 1990s.

FREDERIC J. BROWN

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