Desperate North Koreans sell blood for food as hunger crisis deepens

As North Korea endures a severe food shortage, desperate North Koreans have been selling their blood, a practice that has surged recently after the fall harvest failed to improve the food supply. “In Hamhung, the number of hungry families has increased sharply, so more people are selling their blood just to afford at least one meal a day,” a source in South Hamgyong province told Daily NK…

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October 23, 2025 at 03:25PM

by DailyNK(North Korean Media)