Once a symbol of hope and the site of tearful reunions for families divided by the Korean War, North Korea is tearing down the Mount Kumgang resort’s reunion facility, South Korea said on Thursday.It is the latest sign of 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 Thursday, calling the move "inhumane". "The demolition of the Mount Kumgang Reunion Center is an inhumane act that tramples on the earnest wishes of separated families,

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 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.

South Korea condemned North Korea’s demolition of a 12-story resort where families separated by the Korean War held brief reunions, calling the action “an act against humanity.”

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