North Korea appears to be preparing to carry out explosions at roads connected to South Korea as early as Monday, the South's military said, just days after Pyongyang vowed to cut off all inter-Korean roads and railways.

South Korea says it has detected signs that North Korea is preparing to destroy the northern sides of inter-Korean roads no longer in use.

Seoul says it has detected preparations by Pyongyang to blow up its sections of inter-Korean roads. Tensions have been soaring between the two countries in recent weeks.

North Korea is getting ready to blow up roads that cross the heavily militarised border with South Korea, Seoul said on Monday, amid an escalating war of words after the North accused its rival of sending drones over its capital Pyongyang.

South Korea says North Korea is preparing to destroy the northern sides of inter-Korean roads no longer in use

North Korea appears to be preparing to carry out explosions at roads connected to South Korea as early as Monday, the South's military said, just days after Pyongyang vowed to cut off all inter-Korean roads and railways.

South Korea reports North Korea's demolition work on roads, following threats to sever all land routes and heightened military tensions.

North Korea threatened a “horrible disaster” over the alleged flight of South Korean drones over its capital. South Korea responded sharply, according to Yonhap News Agency. North Korea claimed recently that South Korean drones had allegedly been spotted over Pyongyang three times in a month.