The second video from Korea. This is from the island itself. Justin McCurry and I were able to get onto the island just as the South Koreans were preparing for live fire drills, a reaction to the bombing by the the North. Four residents of the small fishing village on Yeongpyeong Island had been killed in the attack by North Korea. We interviewed several of the locals including Mrs Baek, a former North Korean who now lives on the island. Her house was metres from one of the buildings which had been shelled but she was adamant that she would remain on the island. The Korean grandmother ran a small hotel which had been damaged in the attacks but still she offered space in her house for the two of us plus our fixer to stay overnight.
Justin and our long-suffering fixer waiting as the ferry attempted to dock.
The video can be viewed on the Global Post website here.
- Michael Condon
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