Over 100,000 registered S. Koreans with separated families in N. Korea die of old age

SEOUL-- More than 100,000 South Koreans who registered as having family members in North Korea separated by the 1950-53 Korean War have died of old age, government data showed Thursday, highlighting the urgency of arranging family reunions.Of the total 134,516 people registered as separated families, 101,148 have died as of the end of 2025, according to the unification ministry data.Two people newly registered last month as having family members separated in the North, while 292 others died, leaving only 34,368 survivors, down 2,573 from the end of 2024.The brutal three-year civil war left …READ FULL ARTICLE