N. Korean military launches ‘month of fumigation’ to combat bedbug infestation
"The summer is already such an exhausting time, and then you get so itchy at night you can't get any sleep," one soldier said
General Staff Department inspectors realized the severity of the infestation when they saw numerous soldiers with red insect bites on their faces and necks during morning roll call at a company in a Reconnaissance General Bureau communications unit during the July 1-3 observation period...
While each platoon’s barracks is being fumigated, the soldiers are temporarily housed in the barracks of a different platoon. After the doors and windows are sealed, the beds and other furnishings are sprayed with pesticide and the barracks is filled with fumigant gas, which is allowed to work for 48 hours.
The General Staff Department has ordered that each barracks be fumigated two to five times during the month of July, so long as the extermination work doesn’t interfere with the schedule of the summer exercises.
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I've just heard from a youngish couple we know. Their friends who work in Shanghai are all leaving because they keep falling ill. They attribute the problem to pollution.
dearieme - probably not surprising if people have the option of leaving, there have been lots of stories about poor air quality in Chinese cities.
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