North Koreans and people in South Korea, Japan and China could be exposed to radioactive materials. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SEOUL - Tens of thousands of North Koreans and people in South Korea, Japan and China could be exposed to radioactive materials spread through groundwater from an underground nuclear test site, a Seoul-based human rights group said in a report on Tuesday.
It also said that neighbouring South Korea, China and Japan might be at risk due partly to agricultural and fisheries products smuggled from the North. Telephone calls by Reuters to North Korea’s diplomatic mission to the United Nations in New York went unanswered. Many outside experts have raised concerns over potential health risks from contaminated water, but North Korea rejected such concerns, saying there were no leaks of harmful materials following past nuclear tests, without providing evidence.
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