North Korean refugees in Gyodong long for family behind impenetrable border<br /><br />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.<br /><br />AFP VIDEO<br /><br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe<br />Visit our website at [https://www.manilatimes.net](https://www.manilatimes.net/)<br /><br />Follow us:<br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook<br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram<br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter<br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion<br /><br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital<br /><br />Check out our Podcasts:<br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify<br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts<br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic<br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer<br />Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher<br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein<br /><br />#TheManilaTimes<br />#WorldNews
