South Korea says soldiers from the North have been working in appalling conditions to place tens of thousands of additional explosives along the border between the two countries, with summer rainfall a risk of moving them.
North Korea has placed tens of thousands of additional landmines along its heavily fortified border with South Korea .Officials have also warned that heavy summer rains could sweep mines across the border from the North into the South .
The Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that North Korea's military has suffered "many casualties" from about 10 mine explosions and heat exposure during the intense border works. A 2015 mine explosion blamed on North Korea maimed two South Korean soldiers and pushed the rivals to the brink of an armed conflict.
It said the South Korean military is strengthening its readiness to repel any potential aggression by North Korea. In 2014, North Korea fired at balloons flying toward its territory and South Korea returned fire, though there were no casualties.
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