Korean families part ways after brief reunion in North
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This couple had been torn apart only seven months after their wedding
The first group of South and North Korean family members reuniting after 60 years have parted ways once again.
About 390 South Korean travelled to a mountain resort in the North for the three-day reunion.
A second group of 250 South Koreans will be at the resort from Saturday to Monday.
Thousands of families have been torn apart by the Korean War which ended in 1953 and have had next to no contact.
For many, it was the first time they met after decades of separation. And given their age, for some it might well be the last time.
South Korean Lee Soon-kyu, 85, met her North Korean husband Oh Se In, 83, for the first time in 65 years
When they were separated the young woman was pregnant - and in more than 60 years, Oh In-Se had never met his son
North Korean Sin Kyong Muk, 82, gets a cheerful lift from his Southern relative Jeong Wu-il
South Korean Lee Jung-sook wipes tears from her North Korean father's face during the farewell session
Some sessions were in private and some in front of media
North Korean Jang Su-Gwan, 84, with his South Korean relative Jang Sun-Bok, in a meeting spanning borders and generations
North Korean Rim Ok-Rye, right, had not seen her South Korean sister Lim Ok-Nam for 60 years
During the three-day reunion, the relatives met only for a few hours at a time
- Published20 October 2015
- Published19 October 2015
