No damage was reported in South Korea till now...
Over 200 coastal artillery shells launched by North Korea on Friday morning, as reported by South Korea's military. No damage was reported in South Korea, and the shells landed north of the Northern Limit Line (NLL), the de facto sea boundary between the two Koreas.
The evacuation on Yeonpyeong Island, held after the request of the South Korean military.The North's artillery fire caused no damage in the South, according to South Korea's military briefing. In addition to Yeonpyeong, residents of Baengnyeong Island, situated further west and close to the sea border, were also instructed to evacuate, as confirmed by a local village official.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff told that North Korea fired 200 rounds in the waters north of their disputed western sea boundary, violating a 2018 military agreement. South Korea called the North Korean drills a provocation, adding that no damage was incurred.
As per reports, Seoul warned on Friday that it would respond with 'appropriate' measures to North Korea's shelling.
A Yeonpyeong village official told that the evacuation order was issued after a request from the South Korean military.
"About 200 shots were fired by North Korea (near) Yeonpyeong Island," stated a defence ministry official during a briefing. Local officials in Yeonpyeong informed that civilians had been requested to evacuate.
Yonhap reported that the decision was taken amid provocation from North Korea.
Quoting an official, Yonhap stated, “We announced the evacuation after receiving a call from a military unit saying it was carrying out a maritime strike on Yeongpyeong Island as it has a situation with a North Korean provocation.
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