All posts tagged "sinkholes"

  • North Korean workers planting seedlings on a field in Jaeryong, South Hwanghae Province, on Jan. 24, 2015. (KCNA/Yonhap)
    11 dead, 30 injured in N. Korean sinkhole accident

    A sinkhole collapsed in North Korea leaving 11 dead and 30 others injured according to Radio Free Asia. The incident occurred while farmers plowed through an icy patch. The earth gave way underneath them burying the victims...

    • Posted February 19, 2015
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  • This photo shows a crack discovered on streets last week near Lotte World Tower, a skyscraper in Seoul that will be the tallest building in South Korea when completed. The Seoul municipal government, however, announced on Jan. 14, 2015, that the cracks were not indicative of sinkholes and were safe. (Yonhap file photo)
    Seoul city says cracks near Lotte tower not dangerous

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — A series of cracks and subsidence recently discovered on roads near Lotte World Tower have been found not dangerous, the Seoul municipal government said Wednesday, amid lingering concerns over the skyscraper’s safety. Last week,...

    • Posted January 13, 2015
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  • Lotte Tower (NEWSis)
    Lotte rebuts safety claims over sinkholes

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Lotte Engineering & Construction Co., the builder of a 123-story skyscraper whose safety has raised concerns, said Thursday the structure is not responsible for signs of a nearby sinkhole found by the Seoul city...

    • Posted January 8, 2015
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