Residents of a town in Tottori Prefecture on the Japanese coast held evacuation drills on Saturday to prepare for any launch of North Korean missiles towards the U. S. Pacific territory of Guam, that would fly over their homes. As sirens blared from speakers in the…
Residents of a town in Tottori Prefecture on the Japanese coast held evacuation drills on Saturday to prepare for any launch of North Korean missiles towards the U. S. Pacific territory of Guam, that would fly over their homes.
As sirens blared from speakers in the town of Kotoura, children playing soccer outside ran to take shelter in a school, along with their parents and their team coach.
“I’ve been concerned every day that something might fall or a missile could fall in an unexpected place due to North Korea’s missile capabilities, ” said the coach, Akira Hamakawa, 38.
North Korea’s rapid progress in developing nuclear weapons and missiles has fuelled a surge in tension across the region.
U. S. President Donald Trump warned North Korea this month it would face “fire and fury” if it threatened the United States.
