Starvation in North Korea

(Chungjin City, North Korea) Here's a glimpse at the utopian paradise achievable with the implementation of Marxist wealth redistribution principles.

According to the provincial party in North Hamgyong Province, it has been reported that one-third of the population in Chungjin City live on one to two meals of watery gruel which consists of corn powder and wild greens.

From a recent survey conducted in Chungjin City, it has been found that on average 15 to 17 people die from starvation each day. Merchants operating in the Ranam and Songpyong areas can at least afford to eat crushed maize soup for breakfast and corn noodle for dinner.

However, many of these merchants have reported that even if they were to sell all of their goods, it would still be impossible for them to earn enough money to buy 1-Kg of rice. […]

More than half of the residents are starving in each neighborhood and the impact of the food shortage is rapidly reaching more people throughout the country.

Granted, it's an anecdotal report (dtd. June 2010) but arguably representative of conditions throughout North Korea.