Eerie silence belies heightened tensions on Korean border | Video

Panmunjom, Oct 4 (EFE).- The growing tension on the Korean peninsula is a stark contrast to the ghostly atmosphere at the Joint Security Area (JSA), the only portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone where North and South Korean troops used to stand face-to-face.

Oblivious to the border that has divided Koreans on the ground for seven decades, flocks of Baikal ducks have already begun to fly over the DMZ in search of warmer wetlands further south.

Access to the area was closed after the pandemic, but it recently reopened for tourists and journalists. (Camera: ANDRÉS SÁNCHEZ BRAUN).

FOOTAGE SHOWS THE JOINT SECURITY AREA OF THE TRUCE VILLAGE OF PANMUNJOM BETWEEN SOUTH AND NORTH KOREA INSIDE THE DEMILITARIZED ZONE IN PAJU, SOUTH KOREA.

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Date: 04/10/2022 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Unrest and conflicts
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 210 seconds
Reference: 7001203947
Relevance: Normal