One person injured as sinkhole appears in front of Seoul's IFC Mall
Published: 25 Oct. 2023, 18:36
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- LEE SOO-JUNG
- [email protected]
![A sinkhole appears in front of the IFC Mall in Yeouido, western Seoul on Wednesday. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2023/10/25/bd961531-1f6e-4872-9d5e-29bee2ab1a8a.jpg)
A sinkhole appears in front of the IFC Mall in Yeouido, western Seoul on Wednesday. [YONHAP]
A man in his 30s was injured after falling into a massive sinkhole that appeared in front of one of the popular IFC Mall in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Wednesday.
The man was sent to a nearby hospital after suffering minor injuries.
According to the Yeongdeungpo Fire Station and the Yeongdeungpo District Office, a 4-meter deep (13 feet) sinkhole appeared around 11:00 a.m.
The district office had set up a control line around the sinkhole to prevent further accidents.
Traffic resumed as normal as the sinkhole appeared on a traffic island.
The district office is investigating the cause of the ground collapsing.
BY LEE SOO-JUNG [[email protected]]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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