South Korea to conduct radiation test on North Korean defectors

According to the Yonhap news, the South Korean Ministry of Unification issued a statement regarding the testing of those fleeing North Korea.

In the statement, it was said that radiation measurements will be carried out on 89 people living in the vicinity of North Korea’s underground nuclear testing facility Punggye-ri and fleeing to South Korea, and that the tests will be will be held for 6 months. starting next month.

In the statement, it was emphasized that it is important to check in advance the possibility of exposure to radioactive leaks and the general health conditions of those who may have been harmed by the North’s nuclear tests.

South Korea conducted similar tests on defectors from the North in 2017 and 2018.

In local South Korean press news, according to the report released by the Seoul-based human rights group, water resources used by millions of people in the region were affected by the materials. radioactive emitted. of the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Facility. (AA)