DPRK launches excrement balloons. They disrupt airport traffic in Seoul

The story of balloons with garbage began in May of this year, when the DPRK sent over 260 of them to South Korea. At least that many were counted by the South Korean army, which was also dedicated to their disposal. Units for combating chemical and biological weapons were also deployed.

But the DPRK was not deterred and did not stop sending more shipments. Newly, the balloons brought complications at the airports in the capital city of Seoul. South Korea has been repeatedly forced to close runways and runways since June. Airline representatives also complain about higher fuel consumption due to delayed and diverted flights. The closures lasted 413 minutes so far.

“During twenty different days from June 1, all or at least some of the runways at Incheon and Gimpo airports were closed for landings or takeoffs. In all cases, it was about the detection of balloons in the vicinity,” said the representative of the Democratic Party, Jang Bu-nam, in a statement.

Since the end of May, North Korea has released more than 5,500 balloons with attached bags containing waste and excrement. At the same time, she stated that she was reacting to balloons with propaganda leaflets, which, on the other hand, were released by South Korean activists, writes the NBC News website.

Some of the balloons were carried by the wind to the south in the immediate vicinity of the presidential residence and airport runways. While most of them were removed by the authorities without difficulty, some disrupted airport traffic, but also caused minor fires, for example.

The army said that it is ready to take decisive action if it believes that the North has “gone too far”. But she did not specify her steps in more detail.