As with nearly all reports from North Korea, this is hearsay – but not surprising:
The number of people fleeing from North Korea is increasing again and homeless children begging for money are seen even near Pyongyang amid protracted sanctions and the coronavirus lockdown.
According to a source on Monday, North Koreans are gripped by fears of a severer famine than in the 1990s.
The source, who has been to Pyongyang recently, said many homeless children can be seen at Kalli railway station, a gateway to the capital. "Their presence is becoming a problem as they move around in groups begging and stealing."
Homeless people are sporadically rounded up and forced into labor at a makeshift facility nearby, and when homeless children are discharged from the facility they hang out near the station.
"Many people are traveling in groups to scavenge food despite travel restrictions amid the lockdown," the source added. Some college students from provinces are reportedly making a living through prostitution near Pyongyang.
We've heard similar recent reports.
Grim times…
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