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North Korea offers aid for quake victims



By AP
17 May 2008 @ 06:00 am EST

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea is offering China $100,000 to help earthquake survivors.


China Earthquake
A couple cry at the county of Yingxiu, hard hit by a massive earthquake, west of Chengdu in China's Sichuan province, Friday, May 16, 2008. Rescuers held out hope of finding more survivors Saturday, nearly five days after a powerful earthquake ravaged China's Sichuan province, and authorities prepared for the daunting task of housing and feeding millions left homeless. Officials have said the earthquake's final death toll could r...
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The North's Korean Central News Agency said Saturday the country made the offer to China's government, which is scrambling to cope with the aftermath of Monday's magnitude 7.9 quake. It did not elaborate.

It is rare for the impoverished nation to offer help to another country, but China is its only major ally and has been its main aid donor.

North Korea has long relied on foreign handouts to feed its hunger-stricken 23 million people. On Friday, the U.S. announced it would provide North Korea with 500,000 tons of food aid, and the North welcomed the offer Saturday.

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