Separated by war: South Koreans set off to meet relatives in North Korea
By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2018-08-20 13:46:50
A South Korean man waves before leaving from Sokcho, South Korea, for the reunion of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War at the Mount Kumgang resort located at North Korea's east coast on August 20, 2018. Photo: Pool/Yonhap/VCG
Editor's Note:
Dozens of elderly South Koreans set off for North Korea on August 20 to meet with relatives for the first time since they were separated nearly seven decades ago by a war that divided the peninsula and their families. The family reunion, a first in nearly three years, will be held till August 26. (Photos: VCG)
A 101-year-old and the oldest South Korean participant, Paek Seong-gyu, heads to a bus to leave from Sokcho, South Korea, for the reunion for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War at the Mount Kumgang resort on North Korea's east coast on August 20, 2018. Photo: Pool /Yonhap/VCG 
South Korean participants for the reunion arrive at the South's CIQ (Customs, Immigration and Quarantine), just south of the DMZ in Goseong, South Korea, on August 20, 2018. Photo: Kim Hong-Ji/VCG 
South Korean participants for the reunion arrive at the South's CIQ, just south of the DMZ in Goseong, South Korea, on August 20, 2018. Photo: Kim Hong-Ji/VCG 
South Korean participants for the reunion arrive at the South's CIQ, just south of the DMZ in Goseong, South Korea, on August 20, 2018. Photo: VCG 
South Korean participants for the reunion arrive at the South's CIQ, just south of the DMZ in Goseong, South Korea, on August 20, 2018. Photo: Kim Hong-Ji/VCG