Tuesday, 18 February 2014

10 killed in South Korea building collapse at college retreat

South Korea building collapse
A roof collapsed at a resort retreat for college freshmen in South Korea Monday, killing 10 people and injuring more than 100, South Korea's National Emergency Management Association said.
Two of those hurt suffered heavy injuries but their lives are not in danger, officials said.
For hours, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported that people were trapped as rescuers rushed to the resort building in the southern city of Gyeongju.
Emergency officials said Tuesday that they believed everyone had been accounted for, but wouldn't know for sure until the building is dismantled.
Fire officials told Yonhap they had struggled to reach the mountainous area where the resort is located because it was snowing Monday night.
More than 560 first-year college students were in the building for a freshmen welcoming party when the collapse happened at 9:11 p.m. Monday, Yonhap reported.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye expressed "deep condolences" to the victims families.
"My heart is aching and it is very sad," she said in a statement, calling for "a thorough investigation" into the cause of a the collapse.
Authorities said heavy snow was on the building's roof, but the cause of the collapse wasn't immediately determined, according to Yonhap.
The students attend Busan University of Foreign Affairs, about 80 kilometers south of where the party took place, Yonhap reported.
A woman trapped in the rubble waits to be rescued. More than 560 first-year college students were in the building for a welcoming party, reported South Korea's semiofficial Yonhap news agency.
Though the cause of the collapse wasn't immediately determined, authorities said heavy snow was on the building's roof.
Rescue efforts are under way to find dozens of people who are still trapped.
Gyeongju is about 300 kilometers south of the country's capital, Seoul.
Source: CNN
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