The Democratic People"s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is experiencing its worst drought in over a century, official media reported Friday.

In the current year, the DPRK received just 56.3 millimeters of rain or snow, the lowest since 1917, the DPRK newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported Friday.

Water was running out in the country"s lakes and reservoirs, said the official newspaper of the ruling Workers" Party of Korea, adding: "The ongoing drought is causing a significant effect on the cultivation of wheat, barley, corn, potatoes and beans."

Top image: The DPRK"s border county of Kaepoong is seen from a ROK observation post in Paju near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas, May 17, 2019. (Photo: VCG)