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The crowd crush was the deadliest disaster in South Korea since the sinking of MV Sewol in 2014 and the largest mass casualty incident in Seoul since the Sampoong Department Store collapse in 1995. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was the deadliest crowd crush in the country's history, surpassing a 1959 incident at the Busan Municipal Stadium in which 67 people ...
Killing spree by South Korean marine: 1971 Kimpo killings [2] 1971: 28 December: Seoul: 164: Fire: Deadliest hotel fire in South Korean history: Daeyeonggak Hotel fire: 1972: 15 December: en route from Seogwipo to Pusan: 323 to 326: Maritime accident: Sinking of ferry Namyoung-Ho: Sinking of Namyoung-Ho: 1974: 3 November: Seoul: 64: Nightclub ...
The accident is the deadliest aviation disaster involving a South Korean airliner since the 1997 crash of Korean Air Flight 801 in Guam (which had 229 fatalities) and became the deadliest aviation incident on South Korean soil, surpassing the 2002 crash of Air China Flight 129 that killed 129 people. [2]
As per Presidential Decree No. 28394, 2017. 10. 17., partially amended, the following days are declared holidays in South Korea: [6] [7] 1 January - New Year's Day; 28 January to 31 January - Korean New Year; 1 March - March 1st Movement Day; 5 May - Children's Day South Korea; 5 May - Buddha's Birthday; 6 June - Memorial Day; 15 August ...
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Late July again saw heavy downpours and strong winds hit southeastern areas of South Korea, killing several people and causing more damage. [4] In mid-July, a Korea Meteorological Administration official stated that "the rainy season began on Jeju Island on June 10 and in the southern and central regions on June 24. Generally, the wet season ...
Over 17,000 houses were damaged, and large areas of crop fields were flooded. In South Korea, Rusa killed at least 233 people, making it the deadliest typhoon there in over 43 years, and caused $4.2 billion in damage. [nb 2] The typhoon also dropped heavy rainfall in neighboring North Korea, leaving 26,000 people homeless and killing three ...
The Seongsu Bridge disaster [a] was a deadly bridge collapse that occurred on the morning of October 21, 1994 in Seoul, South Korea. 32 people died and 17 were injured when a section of the upper truss of the Seongsu Bridge collapsed onto the Han River.