Families separated by Korean War meet at rare reunion

Seoul's Yonhap news agency said 96 South Koreans traveled across the Demilitarized Zone in the morning to meet their families, cut off since the 1950-53 war, at the Mount Kumgang resort on North Korea's east coast.

The majority of participants are aged over 70, and many are in their 90s. The last reunion was held in October 2007.

An agreement on holding the event was reached during talks last month mediated by the International Committee of the Red Cross. Another reunion will be held next week, expected to involve almost 100 families.

As participants are chosen at random, the vast majority of applicants are rejected, meaning that thousands of Korean families are still waiting for a chance to see their long-lost relatives; Kazinform cites RIA Novosti.

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