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DPRK accepts UN aid after huge train blast
GENEVA abercrombie & fitch, April 23 (Xinhuanet) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has agreed to accept UN aid after a huge train explosion and representatives of several UN agencies are planning to travel to the scene of the accident Nike free sko, a spokeswoman for the UN World Food Program (WFP) Christiane Berthiaume said on Friday. Berthiaume said: "The DPRK authorities have accepted the offer of UN help and have agreed to an evaluation mission by UN agencies." The agreement came after two meetings earlier Friday between the DPRK government and Massod Hyder, WFP's representative in the DPRK. Berthiaume said Hyder had proposed that the government accept UN aid shortly after the train blast on Thursday afternoon in Ryongchon www.stivali-negozi.com, North Pyong'an province of the DPRK. Hyder is scheduled to reach the explosion location on Saturday morning. At least 54 people were killed and 1 www.sonnenbrillebillig.com,249 injured in the train blast, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Society (IFRC) told Xinhua. More than 8,000 houses were also damaged or destroyed in the blast Stivali ugg, said a staff member of the IFRC's Pyongyang Bureau. The entire area "was turned into ruins comparable to the aftermath of a massive bombing www.canadagooseselges.com," witnesses were quoted as saying. The accident occurred when two trains carrying oil and liquefied petroleum gas collided and exploded in Ryongchon Kjøpe canada goose, a townabout 20 km south of the border with China. DPRK authorities declared a state of emergency in the area after the explosion and an investigation into the cause is now underway Ray ban, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said. EnditemRelated articles:
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