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.