The tension between North and South Korea has escalated even further as the two countries have fired a number of missiles into waters near each other’s coasts.

According to the BBC, the North launched its most missiles in a single day which included at least 23. One of those missiles landed less than 60km (37 miles) off the South’s city of Sokcho.

Seoul then responded with warplanes firing three air-to-ground missiles over the disputed maritime demarcation line.

Later Pyongyang fired six more missiles and a barrage of 100 artillery shells.

The North justified its decision to fire the missiles calling it a response to large-scale military exercises currently being held by South Korea and the United States, which it calls “aggressive and provocative”.

On Tuesday, Pyongyang warned they would pay “the most horrible price in history” if they continued their joint military drills, seen as a veiled threat to use nuclear weapons. The North has tested a record number of missiles this year as tensions have risen.