North and South Korea began reunions(重聚）of separated families which have been waited for a long time on Tuesday. Buses filled with smiling and happy Koreans from the South crossed into the North. Some family members have been separated for more than 60 years. “I feel really excited and happy,” said Oh Cheol-Hwan of South Korea. “I am 77 years old, and my brother is 83 years old. I want to see him. I want to see him right away.” North and South Korea planned three days of reunions at the Kumgang Mountain. South Korea says the first reunion group has nearly 400 people from the South, and about 140 from the North. The Korean War from 1950 to 1953 displaced millions of people. And it separated families and friends.
Only 20 inter-Korean reunions have been held since 2000. For 60 years, separated families could not meet in person or exchange telephone calls or letters. Close to 60,000 South Koreans are waiting to take part in the reunions. “I can’t think of what to say,” said 76-year-old South Korean Kim Ki-Joo, who planned to meet his older brother in North Korea. “We finally meet each other after 65 years.” The reunions passed after an agreement was reached in August. Family meetings stopped in 2010 and 2013 after the relationship became worse between North and South Korea.
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