South Korea cuts power to border building blown up by NorthNEW: North Korean state newspaper Rodong Sinmun leads with the demolition of Kaesong Liaison Office at the top of page two. pic.twitter.com/sVPx7buBNC
— NK NEWS (@nknewsorg) June 16, 2020
[UPI] Electricity supplied to North Korea from the South has been suspended since the detonation of the Inter-Korean Liaison Office in Kaesong, Seoul confirmed Tuesday.South Korea's unification ministry said the power supply was cut at 3:40 p.m. following the demolition of the building about 2:50 p.m., Yonhap reported.
Even before establishing the office in September 2018, the South was responsible for supplying electricity to the building. North Korea has faced chronic power shortages for decades.