North Korean refugees in Gyodong long for family behind impenetrable border

North Korean refugees in Gyodong long for family behind impenetrable border

North Koreans who fled to South Korea's Gyodong Island after the Korean war still pine for their relatives back home. Unable to visit their graves, they perform funeral rites at a makeshift altar during the autumn harvest festival. At a nearby shop selling North Korean specialties, they sing old Korean ballads. "We are a people with broken hearts," says Chai Jae-ok whose parents, brothers and sisters all remained in the north.

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