Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site
Pyongyang Pledges to Halt Nuclear and Longer-range Missile Tests
Japan Times - North Korea announced Saturday that it had suspended nuclear and longer-range missile tests and shut down its main nuclear test site as the sanctions-hit country seeks to shift its focus to shoring up its moribund economy, state media said, less than a week ahead of a key inter-Korean summit.
Collapse at North Korea nuclear test site ‘leaves 200 dead’
As many as 200 North Korean labourers have been killed after a mine shaft being dug at the regime’s nuclear test site collapsed, according to Japan’s Asahi TV.
Sources in North Korea told the news channel that a tunnel being excavated by around 100 workers at the Punggye-ri test site collapsed earlier this month.
Earthquake Hits North Korea Near Nuclear Test Site
A series of tremors and landslides near North Korea's nuclear test base likely mean the country's sixth and largest blast has destabilised the region, and the Punggye-ri nuclear site may not be used for much longer to test nuclear weapons, experts say.
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North Korea Nuclear Crisis: Test 'Caused Landslides'
North Korea's recent nuclear test appears to have triggered several landslides, according to what are believed to be the first satellite images of the aftermath, reported BBC.
Sunday's test took place underground at the mountainous Punggye-ri site.
Analysis group 38 North published pictures which show "more numerous and widespread" disturbances than before.