Crisis in Pyongyang: Hungry residents beg for restaurant scraps
A hunger crisis is escalating in North Korea. In desperation, Pyongyang residents are asking for food scraps from exclusive restaurants, reports the DailyNK portal.
In recent weeks, more people have appeared in Pyongyang, North Korea's capital, asking for food.
"Wherever rich people congregate at restaurants flaunting elegance and luxury, homeless children and elderly have started to appear, asking for assistance," said a DailyNK source.
Poor residents approach wealthy restaurant guests, begging to share a meal before they go inside. "I’m starving, and leftovers would be fine—please wrap what you don’t finish and give it to me when you leave. Just one piece of meat, please," are the pleas directed towards the affluent.
Restaurants attract wealthy clients
Despite attempts by the police and security services to ban begging, people do not stop asking for food. Exclusive venues in downtown Pyongyang attract customers by refreshing their menus with new items.
Some serve foreign desserts, such as coconut milk or sweetened fruit slices. Rumors about these delicacies attract crowds of young people from wealthy families, significantly increasing restaurant revenues.
