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(LEAD) About 40 pct of N. Koreans urgently need food aid: FAONorth Korea 19:53 October 19, 2019SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- Four out of every 10 North Koreans urgently need food aid, the U.N. food agency has said, as crop production this year is expected to drop to its lowest level in five years due mainly to drought.Only 56.3 mm of rain fell throughout North Korea from January to March 2019, the lowest since 1917, the Food and Agriculture Organization said. South Hwanghae province -- known as North Korea's breadbasket -- only received 50 percent of average rainfall from April to July 2019.The U.N. agency said dry conditions are likely to further compromise food security over the coming months.Read more at: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20191019001651320?section=nk/nk