The Korean Peninsula continues to "heat up", Pyongyang's artillery near the border with Seoul is ready to fire.

Tensions have escalated on the Korean Peninsula as Pyongyang threatens military action against Seoul, following North Korea's accusation that South Korea has flown drones over its capital, Pyongyang.

Border area between the two Korean Peninsulas. (Source: Yonhap)

North Korea said on October 13 it had ordered artillery units near the border with South Korea to be ready to fire, a move that came after the country threatened to inflict a "horrible disaster" on Seoul.

Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said North Korea was ready to take "strong corresponding countermeasures" if drones carrying anti-Pyongyang documents continued to intrude into its territory. Kim Yo Jong warned that the "moment of attack" could come at any time.

North Korea's foreign ministry said South Korean drones carrying leaflets were spotted in the skies over Pyongyang on October 3 and two days earlier this week.

However, South Korea has denied the allegations. South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun initially denied that the country's military had sent drones across the border, but the Joint Chiefs of Staff later said they could not confirm the authenticity of the North Korean claim.

In response to North Korea's threats, South Korea's Defense Ministry warned that any attempt by Pyongyang to harm the South Korean people would lead to the end of the Kim Jong Un regime.

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