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.

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, Seoul said on Feb. 13, decrying the "inhumane" move.

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, Seoul said Thursday, calling the move "inhumane".Millions of people were swept apart by the 1950-53 Korean War,

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,

The unification ministry said Thursday that North Korea was dismantling a reunion facility for separated families inside its Mount Geumgang tourist area and urged Pyongyang to immediately stop.

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,

The meetings had been subject to the vagaries of inter-Korea politics and often used as a negotiating tool by Pyongyang.

The Mount Kumgang Reunion Center has been a place where separated families have gathered for some emotional scenes between relations who haven't seen each other for decades — and may never see again.

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.