Air raid sirens issued in Ulleung Island for first time followed by N. Korea's missile launches
Following the North's provocations, the South Korean authorities sounded air raid sirens on the East Sea island of Ulleung-do.
It's the first time the sirens have been sounded on Ulleung-do, where local residents were sent to air raid shelters.
Our Kim Dami has the details.
Air raid sirens blared across South Korea's Ulleung-do Island for the first time after North Korea's latest spate of missile launches.
The sirens sounded for five minutes on Wednesday at 8:55 AM, prompting residents to evacuate to underground shelters.
The air raid alert was lifted and replaced with a security alert as of 2 PM, telling people to stand by and be ready to take precautions.
There have been no reports of damage or casualties.
Air raid alerts -- when the sirens are sounded -- are issued when an enemy attack is imminent or in progress, and security alerts when an attack is expected.
South Korea’s safety ministry issues such warnings when requested by Air Force Operations Command.
Since 1983, air raid alerts have been issued a total of 13 times.
The last time was six years ago on Baengnyeong-do Island and Daecheong-do Island when the regime fired a long-range ballistic missile.
Wednesday's provocations also put a halt to some air routes as well as at tourist sites in Gangwon-do Province.
Flights with layovers in Japan have been canceled for roughly 24 hours until about 11 AM on Thursday.
Goseong Unification Observation Tower and DMZ World Eco-Peace Park cleared out the sites and sent visitors back home.
Kim Dami, Arirang News.
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