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Evacuees from Yeonpyeong Island were taken to the mainland by ferry.

Many of the residents appeared visibly shocked by the situation.

A South Korean Yeonpyeong Island Resident said:
“It was like a war. My house has burned down.”

Another shaken resident said:
“I saw the scene at the military army unit. And I saw many houses and mountains on fire.”

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