Reports Of Famine And Cannabilism In North Korea

North Koreans observe a moment of silence at Mansudae in Pyongyang, on the first anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death on Dec. 17. Kyodo/ Reuters

North Korean Parents 'Eating Their Own Children' After Being Driven Mad By Hunger In Famine-Hit Pariah State -- Daily Mail

* Undercover reporters found a 'shocking' number of cannibalism incidents
* Up to 10,000 people feared dead after 'hidden famine' in farming provinces
* Drought and confiscated food contribute to desperate shortage, reports say
* Reports of men digging up corpses for food and murdering children

A starving man in North Korea has been executed after murdering his two children for food, reports from inside the secretive state claim.

A 'hidden famine' in the farming provinces of North and South Hwanghae is believed to have killed up to 10,000 people and there are fears that incidents of cannibalism have risen.

The grim story is just one to emerge as residents battle starvation after a drought hit farms and shortages were compounded by party officials confiscating food.

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More News On Reports Of Cannibalism In North Korea

‘Cannibalism’ reports in famine-hit North Korea -- Scotsman
'Starving North Koreans eating own kids, corpses' -- Times of India
North Koreans turn to cannibalism to survive, including their own children -- Examiner
During Famine Last Year, North Korean Resorted to Cannibalism -- Epoch Times
North Korean parents eat their children as famine worsens -- Digital Journal