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＜Breaking News: Inside N. Korea＞ Month-Long Lockdown Begins for Third Time in Hyesan as Residents Fear Further Hardship and Starvation
2021.03.05
(Photo) A photograph taken from China of Hyesan while under lockdown. Said the Chinese photographer, “All the people have disappeared.” February 8, 2021 (ASIAPRESS)
◆Deaths from Starvation and Disease During the Previous Lockdown
It has now been confirmed that the city of Hyesan in North Korea s Ryanggang Province was placed in lockdown on March 3. This is the third time that the city has been locked down, following a first lockdown last November and a second in January of this year.
According to the information provided by our reporting partners living in Hyesan City, on March 3, residents were informed of the lockdown at 15:00pm and it was implemented just 3 hours later at 18:00pm. The lockdown will last for one month and residents will be forbidden from leaving their homes.