Families who were torn apart by the Korean War were temporarily reunited in North Korea after the two nations renewed exchanges this year following a standoff over Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programmes.
The reunions, the first in three years, took place in the North's tourist resort on Mount Kumgang, as agreed by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in during their first summit in April.
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Around 132,600 individuals are listed as separated families as of the end of July.
Of the 57,000 survivors, 41.2% are in their 80s and 21.4% are in their 90s, according to government data.
The series of brief meetings reflect a thaw in diplomatic tension between the governments of the two Koreas.
A convoy of buses entered North Korea carrying South Korean family members to meet relatives for the first time since they were separated nearly 70 years ago.
The 89 elderly South Koreans and their travel companions set off from the port city of Sokcho on 14 coaches, and AFP reporters near the frontier later saw them cross into the northern half of the Demilitarised Zone that has divided the peninsula since the 1950-53 Korean War.
