Remarkable Sky News Video of the Underground Railroad
Hundreds of refugees are risking their lives attempting to escape a brutal existence in North Korea.
Sky News Asia correspondent Peter Sharp reports from China’s northern border where a savage winter is providing an impetus for an exodus of the weak and vulnerable:
Hunger is stalking the bleak, windswept hills of North Korea. And for some of the long-suffering residents of Kim Jong-il’s hermit kingdom it has proved the final straw. [read the rest]
You can see the video here; it’s really a must-see. While filming across the border into this dreary parallel universe, they’re spotted by North Korean soldiers, and for a moment, you expect the green tracers to fly. Don’t miss this one.