Beijing - Famine in North Korea has spread to government officials, now forced to mix their meagre food rations with grass and bitter acorns, senior Red Cross officials said yesterday.
"The situation is critical," said Ms Astrid Heiberg, president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
"A generation of North Korean children is scarred for life, malnourishment is common and we need to continue to mobilise resources to prevent an even greater catastrophe."
