The World Food Programme has warned that relief efforts after the North Korean train blast are depleting limited food stocks. The government in Pyongyang has put the damage at Ryongchon at around €300m.
More than 30 public, commercial and industrial buildings and homes for at least 8,100 families were destroyed by the explosion. Pyongyang officially says at least 150 people were killed and 1,300 were injured.
Food stocks being used by the WFP for relief at Ryongchon are meant to feed 6.5 million other people in North Korea, including children, pregnant and nursing women, and the elderly.
The Red Cross has also issued an emergency appeal for help,
warning that the impact of the accident will be felt for years.
Despite grim scenes at the town's two hospitals, there were indications today that the lightly injured were gradually being allowed to go home.
A Russian plane carrying 13 tonnes of humanitarian aid was due in Pyongyang today. Trucks loaded with donated food, medical supplies and construction material also continued to flow over the Chinese border at Dandong.
Germany has pledged €100,000, while France said it would contribute €50,000 to the aid effort.
Australia and Canada have also pledged aid. So has the US, despite an 18-month standoff with Pyongyang over its nuclear weapons programs.
