South Korean workers return from an industrial park shared with the North against a background of heightened tension in the region.
This week Pyongyang barred entry to the Kaesong industrial zone and threatened to shut the entire operation down.
The North also advised foreign embassies to consider pulling out staff, saying it could not guarantee their safety.
Several hundred South Korean workers have stayed behind in Kaesong, trying to keep factories operational, but they may not be able to hold out much longer.
(SOUNDBITE) (Korean) SOUTH KOREAN WORKER FROM KAESONG ECONOMIC ZONE, HAN NAM-IL SAYING:
"The factory cafeteria is not providing meals because there's no food left. We've been sharing food that we kept personally. We can probably hold out for two to three days, but no more than that."
The zone is 5km inside the North Korean border and reports $2 billion in trade annually, which the North desperately needs to support its large army, nuclear amb
