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North Korea rural burglaries surge during spring planting season

Summary by DailyNK
A wave of break-ins is sweeping rural areas of South Hamgyong province in April as thieves exploit the spring planting season to target homes left empty during the day, stealing food, solar panels, fertilizer, and cooking pots from households already struggling to get by. A source in South Hamgyong province told Daily NK on Monday that a string of burglaries had occurred in Kowon county and Yonggwang county, with local people heading to the fiel…

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DailyNK broke the news on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
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