The
once moistsoils are cracking dry these days.
Due to the continuous heat and lack of rain, the nation
is suffering from droughts. The Seoul Government
recently announced the precipitation for this year
was the lowest in 104 years. Water reservoirs in dams
are drying up to show their bottoms. And people are worried
that even the rivers may soon dry up. The drought is heavily hitting the farmers
as they are having a hard time watering their crops. Consumers are also suffering
because the price of crops has jumped.
Shoppers are hesitating to buy vegetables as prices are
continuing to rise. Seoul city is getting busy to finding ways to cope with the prolonged droughts. Other
cities across the nation are also quickly preparing to fight the drought.
Sadly, North Korea hasn¡¯t been able to find a way to cope with the
drought. News reports have shown that the drought has brought severefood shortage problems in
North Korea.