North Korea builds walls on severed cross-border roads

South Korean military said that North Korea is building barriers near the Military Demarcation Line after the North blew up inter-Korean roads on Oct. 15. This is a land route on the Donghae Line just above the Military Demarcation Line. The South Korean military spotted, via surveillance equipment, new structures being installed in the area.

Satellite imagery shows a 200-meter-long wall. The situation is similar with the western Gyeongui Line. There was nothing until October 12, before the roads were blown up. Since the 17th October, construction activity has been observed, gradually expanding across the area. Suspected to be barriers, the structures have taken clear shape.