Citizens were warned their loyalty to Kim Jong-un should not waver (Picture: AP)

North Korea is about to be plunged into another ‘Arduous March’ – the famine that killed millions in the 1990s.

People living in the highly secretive country have been warned by Kim Jong-un’s government to prepare to ‘chew on roots of plants once again’.

They have also been reminded that their loyalty to the leader should not waver – even if they are on the verge of dying from hunger.

Around 3.5million people died between 1994 and 1998, during a famine that became known as the ‘Arduous March’.


It was given its name by the government, which had banned words such as ‘hunger’ and ‘famine’ because they implied criticism of the State.

Workers at a fertilizer complex in Hungnam, South Hamgyong Province (Picture: AP)

Pyongyang has announced a nationwide campaign to save food in the wake of the UN Security Council’s decision to enforce new sanctions against the country, in response to its nuclear and missile tests.

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‘The road to revolution is long and arduous,’ an editorial in the state-run Rodong Sinmun announced, according to the Telegraph.



‘We may have to go on an arduous march, during which we will have to chew the roots of plants once again.’

The government has also just launched a ’70-day campaign’ to tackle what it calls ‘indolence and slackness’ among workers, and boost North Korean production.

The government has launched a ’70-day campaign’ against ‘slackness’ (Picture: AP)

Everyone in the country is being ordered to provide 2.2lb of rice to the state’s warehouses every month, South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo reported.

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On top of that, farmers are being made to ‘donate’ additional supplies from their sparse crops to the military.

Rodong Sinmun also warned people that, even as they face starving to death, their loyalty to Kim Jong-un should not be compromised.

‘Even if we give up our lives, we should continue to show our loyalty to our leader, Kim Jong-un, until the end of our lives.’