Tourism in South Korea's border island of Baengnyong affected as tensions continue to rise.
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has said that in the event of a war the artillery units should engulf Baengnyong in flames; crack the windpipes and break the waists of the forces there.
However, many residents say that they do think that the threats will become a reality.
Al Jazeera's Harry Fawcett reports from Baengnyong Island on the south side of the disputed border.