Baltimore, September 27, 2000 --
Lutheran World Relief is helping vulnerable groups in North Korea, flood
survivors in northern India and people working on long-term rehabilitation
after last December's floods and mudslides in Venezuela. Recent grants
for these three emergencies total $143,000.
North Korea, hit last month by the worst
typhoon in 30 years, is facing a bleak winter despite recent openings to
South Korea and other nations. The country has suffered nearly a decade
of economic collapse and failed harvests resulting in heavy loss of life.
LWR assistance with food, relief goods and a farm improvement program began
four years ago. The current work is part of a $2.8 million interchurch
program for nursing mothers, infants, the elderly and farmers in specific
areas.
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