North Korea dam water release forces South Koreans near border to evacuate

Rising water levels on the Imjin River caused by suspected release prompts holidaymakers and residents to leave

North Korea appears to have released water from a dam near its border with South Korea, prompting vacationers in the neighbouring country to evacuate over rising water levels on the Imjin River.

The water level at a bridge across the river in the South’s border county of Yeoncheon surpassed 1 metre on Monday afternoon, requiring visitors on the riverbank to evacuate.

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