North Korea shuns international aid workers amid severe flooding  

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Premier Kim Tok Hun visit a flood-affected area near the border with China, in North Pyongan province, in this undated photo released July 31, 2024 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. A flood-affected area in North Pyongan province, North Korea, near the border with China, is shown in this undated photo released July 31, 2024, by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.

North Korea continues to keep its doors shut to international aid workers as the country struggles with massive flooding that destroyed thousands of homes and covered vast farmlands.