Answer:
1. Disintegration of the Soviet Union
2. Food crisis as a result of natural disasters including hail storms in 1994, droughts in 1997, and flooding from 1995 to 1996.
Explanation:
North Korea is living through economic and social problems due to the following reasons:
1. Disintegration of the Soviet Union
2. Food crisis as a result of natural disasters including hail storms in 1994, droughts in 1997, and flooding from 1995 to 1996.
These natural disasters in turn pushed North Korea into an economic crisis.
