North Korea is dismantling a facility at its Mount Kumgang resort used for hosting meetings between families separated after the Korean War, South Korea said on Thursday, in the latest sign of strained tensions between the two Koreas.

South Korea condemned North Korea’s demolition of a 12-story resort where families separated by the Korean War held brief reunions, calling the action “an act against humanity.”

North Korea is dismantling a facility at the Mount Kumgang resort used for family reunions post-Korean War. South Korea's Unification Ministry has called for an immediate halt to the action, highlighting its significance in inter-Korean relations.

SEOUL – South Korea on Thursday urged North Korea to immediately halt the demolition of facilities used for reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, denouncing it as an “inhumane act” that crushes the long-held hopes of aging Koreans longing to be reunited with loved ones across the heavily fortified border.

North Korea is demolishing a venue that for decades hosted tearful reunions of families separated by the Korean War and the division

North Korea is dismantling a facility at the Mount Kumgang resort used for meetings between families separated after the Korean War

North Korea is demolishing a venue that for decades hosted tearful reunions of families separated by the Korean War and the division of the country, Seoul

North Korea is demolishing a venue that for decades hosted tearful reunions of families separated by the Korean War and the division of the country,

Once a symbol of hope and the site of tearful reunions for families divided by the Korean War, North Korea is tearing down the Mount Kumgang resort’s reunion facility, South Korea said on Thursday.It is the latest sign of tensions between the two Koreas.