Around 400 elderly South Koreans met privately with North Korean relatives they haven’t seen for more than 60 years after their families were torn apart by the Korean War.
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South Korean Park Mun-su, 71, meets with his North Korean sister Park Mun Kyung, 83, during the separated family reunions at Mount Kumgang resort. Reuters -
North Korean family member Sin Kyong Muk, 82, is carried by his South Korean niece’s husband Jeong Wu-il, 55, on his back during the Separated Family Reunion Meeting at Diamond Mountain resort in North Korea. Yonhap via AP -
South Korean Lim Ok-Nam, right, hugs with her North Korean sister Rim Ok-Rye, left, at the Mount Kumgang resort. AFP -
South Korean Song Byong-chan, 76, left, whispers to his North Korean brother Song Byong Sang, 82, during the reunion at the Diamond Mountain resort in North Korea. Yonhap via AP -
South Korean Lee Jin-goo, centre, meets her North Korean brother Lee Yong Goo, right, during the separated family reunions at Mount Kumgang resort. Reuters -
North Korean Rim Ok Rae, right, meets with her South Korean nephew Kim Mi-sook at Diamond Mountain resort in North Korea. AP -
North Korean Rim Ok-Rye, right, talks with her South Korean sister Lim Ok-Nam, left. AFP
North and South Korean families in emotional reunion – in pictures
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