N. Korea dismantling facility for separated families near border

North Korea is dismantling a reunion center for separated families located at its Kumgangsan Mountain.

This is according to the Unification Ministry here on this Thursday in a statement that also denounced the demolition of the property as an "inhumane act" that tramples on the hopes of families separated by the Korean War.

South Korea built the center in 2008 at a cost of over 35 million U.S. dollars.

The 12-story building can accommodate up to a thousand family members and is owned by the South Korean government.

The last cross-border family reunion took place in 2018.