Seoul – INorth Korea ithe ngeSonto izoxosha abasebenzi baseNingizimu Korea endaweni yezivakashi njengoba ubudlelwano buya bubheda phakathi kwala mazwe womabili ngokudutshulwa kubulawe isivakashi saseNingizimu Korea yisosha laseNorth Korea ngenyanga edlule.
Lona wesifazane, 53, ungene ngephutha endaweni obekungavunyelwe ukuba abantu baphile kuyo ngesikhathi sohambo lwasekuseni ebhishi ezintabeni zaseKumgang ogwini olusempumalanga yeNorth Korea ngoJulayi 11. Ukubulawa kwakhe kwagxekwa uhulumeni waseNingizimu Korea.
Umkhulumeli wamasosha aseNyakatho Korea uthe ngeSonto "sizoxosha bonke abantu abasohlangothini oluseningizimu abahlala endaweni yezivakashi yaseMt Kumgang esibona kungenasidingo."
I-Kumgang - noma "idayimane" - izintaba ezisenyakatho yamakhomanisi yenhlonhlo ye-Korea ehlukene iyindawo ethandwayo yokuvakasha kubantu baseNingizimu Korea. Lesi sifunda besifinyeleleka kubantu baseNingizimu Korea kuphela kusukela ngeminyaka yawo-1990.
Kulinganiselwa ukuthi bangaphezu kuka-260 abantu baseNingizimu Korea abasebenza kule ndawo.
"Sizothatha izinyathelo eziqinile zokulwa nebutho lezempi ngisho nezenzo ezinonya endaweni yezivakashi endaweni yaseMt Kumgang kanye nendawo engaphansi kombutho wezempi kusukela manje," kusho umkhulumeli waseNyakatho Korea.
INorth Korea isichithile isicelo seSouth Korea sokuthi kube nophenyo oluhlanganyelwe mayelana nokudutshulwa kwesivakashi.
