Families from North and South Korea on Wednesday bid an emotional farewell following three days of reunions at the DPRK’s Mount Kumgang resort.

A total of 185 North Koreans and 197 South Koreans, comprised of 89 reunion applicants and 108 companions, participated in a total of 12 hours of meetings beginning on Monday – the first of their kind in almost three years.

Wednesday’s final round of reunions — held from 1000 and 1300 —  saw families tearfully say goodbye and express their hopes to meet again, according to the Joint Press Corps at Mount Kumgang.

The 88-year old Kim