North Korea's lost landmine rediscovered in Ganghwa-gun, Incheon after 54 days... “Be safe”
Quick Look
- An anti-personnel mine believed to have been lost in North Korea was discovered by an environmental maintenance worker at Jumundo Beach in Ganghwa-gun, Incheon.
- It has been 54 days since August 15 that a landmine was discovered in the Ganghwa-gun Island area.
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Why It Matters
Due to heavy rain in the summer, land mines in North Korea are being washed away and washed up in border areas.
(Incheon = Yonhap News) Reporter Cheon Jeong-in = An anti-personnel mine, presumed to have been lost and washed up in North Korea, was discovered again after 50 days at a beach in Ganghwa-gun, Incheon, and the relevant authorities asked for special caution.
According to Ganghwa-gun on the 8th, an anti-personnel mine was discovered near Daebinchang Beach in Jumundo, Seodo-myeon, Ganghwa-gun at around 3:20 p.m.
A worker who was maintaining the environment near the beach discovered it and reported it to the relevant authorities.
Military authorities collected the mines from the scene and disposed of them by safely detonating them.
It is presumed that the land mine in question was washed away in North Korea due to heavy rains during the summer.
It has been 54 days since August 15th that a landmine was discovered in the Ganghwa-gun island area.
In Ganghwa-gun, 17 wooden mines and anti-personnel mines were discovered one after another between July and August.
As the Hangeul Day holiday begins, Ganghwa-gun requested special caution through a safety information text message.
The military said, "Lost mines that have drifted from North Korea are being discovered, so if you find a suspicious object, do not contact it and report it to the military unit or police."
Open Questions
- Are there any additional lost mines?
