Russian diplomats return from North Korea on hand-pushed rail trolley

The group of eight people took a 32-hour train ride, followed by two hours on a bus

A group of Russian diplomats and their families travel on the rail trolley. Picture: Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP

A group of Russian diplomats and their family members have returned from North Korea on a hand-pushed rail trolley because of Covid-19 restrictions in the country.

“Since the borders have been closed for over a year and passenger traffic has been halted,” staff members of the Russian embassy in North Korea and their family members embarked on “a long and difficult journey to get home”, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said.