The South Korean government on Feb. 13 urged North Korea to immediately halt the unilateral demolition of a reunion facility for separated families at its Mount Kumgang resort, condemning the move as a serious violation of South Korea’s property rights.

SEOUL (Reuters) - 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.

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 demolishing a South Korea-built property that had been used to host reunions of families separated during the 1950-53 Korean War, the South’s government said on Thursday. Relations between the two neighbours are at their worst in years,

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,